RACINE COUNTY (WI) - STANDARDIZED CRIMINAL RECORDS SYSTEM STUDY - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 44075
• Author(s): L R WALTON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 68 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-003-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse National Issues Ctr
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT REVIEWS EXISTING CRIMINAL RECORDS SYSTEMS WITH THE INTENT OF DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT STANDARDIZED COUNTYWIDE MANUAL RECORDS AND REPORTING SYSTEM.

Abstract

ANALYSES CONDUCTED DURING THIS STUDY AND THE RESULTANT CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH CONCERNED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, OBSERVATIONS OF RECORDKEEPING PROCEDURES, AND A REVIEW OF WORK DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS USED BY THE PRINCIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDKEEPING SYSTEMS IN OPERATION IN RACINE COUNTY AS OF JULY 1977 DO NOT EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE A DESIRABLE AND APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SERVICE. ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ADJUST AND MODIFY EACH INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM TO BRING IT TO A GREATER LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY, A MORE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO IMPLEMENT A NEW SYSTEM THAT EMBODIES AN EFFICIENT SET OF REPORTING FORMS AND PROCEDURES. A CASE-ORIENTED RATHER THAN PERSON-ORIENTED RECORDS SYSTEM IS RECOMMENDED AND DETAILED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS EXEMPLAR REPORT FORMS.