PROMIS (PROSECUTOR'S MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM) RESEARCH PROJECT - CURBING THE REPEAT OFFENDER - A STRATEGY FOR PROSECUTORS

• NCJ Number: 40228
• Author(s): B E FORST; K B BROSI
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 22 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-NI-99-0008; 75-NI-99-0111; 76-NI-99-0118
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: INSLAW
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AFTER DESCRIBING THE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CASELOAD ACCOUNTED FOR BY REPEATERS, THE REPORT SUGGESTS THAT GREATER EMPHASIS BE PLACED ON THE PROSECUTION OF REPEAT OFFENDERS.

Abstract

THE PROSECUTOR'S MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (PROMIS) PRODUCED A COMPREHENSIVE BODY OF DATA ON APPROXIMATELY 100,000 'STREET CRIME' CASES THAT AROSE OUT OF NORMAL PROSECUTION AND COURT OPERATIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVER A 6-YEAR PERIOD. THE INSTITUTE OF LAW AND SOCIAL RESEARCH (INSLAW) ANALYZED THE DATA, AND THEIR PROMIS RESEARCH PROJECT YIELDED A WIDE RANGE OF FINDINGS ON VARIOUS TOPICS. APPROPRIATE CRIME CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR THE PROSECUTION OF REPEAT OFFENDERS ARE SUGGESTED AND A METHOD IS PRESENTED TO IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR SUCH A STRATEGY. THE PROMIS REPORTS ON 'HIGHLIGHTS OF INTERIM FINDINGS' AND 'EXPANDING THE PERSPECTIVE OF CRIME DATA' ARE LISTED AS 'EXPANDING AND NCJ-40230 RESPECTIVELY.