PROMIS (PROSECUTOR'S MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM) RESEARCH PROJECT - RESEARCH DESIGN REPORT - END OF FIRST YEAR, DECEMBER 1975

• NCJ Number: 31756
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 176 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-NI-99-0008
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Chula Vista Police Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS A COLLECTION OF RESEARCH DESIGNS FOR THE FIRST SET OF TASKS STRUCTURED UNDER THE PROMIS RESEARCH PROJECT, INCLUDING ANALYSES OF PROSECUTOR OPERATIONS, POLICE PERFORMANCE, AND CRIMINAL PATTERNS.

Abstract

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROMIS RESEARCH PROJECT WERE TO CONDUCT EMPIRICAL ANALYSES; TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND EVALUATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; AND TO DEVELOP A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM, WHILE FOCUSING ON THE FOLLOWING MAJOR RESEARCH TOPICS: PROSECUTION PERFORMANCE, POLICE OPERATIONS FROM THE COURT'S PERSPECTIVE, PATTERNS OF CRIMINAL AND RELATED COMMUNITY BEHAVIOR, PLEA BARGAINING, SPEEDY TRIAL, AND JUDICIAL DECISION-MAKING. THE RESEARCH METHODS EMPHASIZE THE USES OF STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, AND DRAW ON DATA FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE RESEARCH DESIGNS PRESENTED HERE SET FORTH SUCH INFORMATION AS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH, THE MEASURES USED, A MODEL TO TESTED, AND HYPOTHESES TO BE TESTED. OTHER RESEARCH DESIGNS INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE DATA PURIFICATION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES, AND APPLICATION OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A PROMIS DATA BASE DESCRIPTION, SAMPLE STATISTICAL TABLES, AND A LIST OF THE RESEARCH PRIORITY OF EACH DATA ELEMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)