PROMIS (PROSECUTOR'S MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM), NO 20 - TRANSFERABILITY, REVISED, MARCH 1977

• NCJ Number: 44769
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 20 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-016-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; INSLAW
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PROMIS BRIEFING SERIES

Annotation

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TRANSFERABILITY OF PROMIS ARE ANSWERED, AND A CHART SHOWING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF JURISDICTIONS USING OR PLANNING TO USE THIS LEAA EXEMPLARY PROJECT IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

PROMIS HAS PROVED HIGHLY ADAPTABLE WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPUTER HARDWARE BUT IS SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE TO BE APPLIED MANUALLY IN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICES WHOSE CASELOADS MAY NOT WARRANT COMPUTERIZATION. THE ADAPTABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF PROMIS ARE EVIDENCED BY THE VARIETY IN OFFICE SIZE, POPULATION, HARDWARE, AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO IMPLEMENT PROMIS. THE ROLE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND SOCIAL RESEARCH IN TRANSFERRING PROMIS TECHNOLOGY IS OUTLINED, AND THE PROMIS TRANSFER PACKAGE IS DESCRIBED. INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE ARE PROMIS BRIEFING PAPERS, A VIDEOCASSETTE OR FILM PRESENTATION, EXTENSIVE SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION, COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND TEST DATA, A HANDBOOK, AND RESEARCH DESIGNS FOR USING PROMIS DATA IN STATISTICAL ANALYSES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND USERS' GROUP SERVICES. QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED BY CHIEF PROSECUTORS CONSIDERING IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMIS ARE ANSWERED. A CASE STUDY IS USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROMIS TRANSFER PROCESS. A FOUR-PAGE CHART SUMMARIZES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF 45 JURISDICTIONS WHERE PROMIS TRANSFER IS EITHER PLANNED, IN PROCESS, OR COMPLETED. FOR OTHER ISSUES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ 44750-44768 AND 44770.