NCJ Number
10176
Date Published
1969
Length
463 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORD-KEEPING PROCESS THROUGH LIFE, AND THE LEGAL STATUS OF RECORDS.
Abstract
ONE IMPORTANT PROBLEM 'RAISED BY THE EXISTENCE OF MASSIVE RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEMS CONCERNS THE APPROPRIATE BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEED FOR INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS, AND THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS THEMSELVES.' IN THIS BOOK, THE AUTHOR IS WORKING TOWARDS THE FORMULATION OF RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL POLICY REGARDING THE SOCIAL PROBLEM POSED BY RECORD-KEEPING, AND TOWARD A MORE BASIC THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE RECORD-KEEPING PROCESS AND ITS EFFECTS.' THE AUTHOR EXAMINES FILES AND DOSSIER SYSTEMS IN EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, GOVERNMENTAL, AND WELFARE INSTITUTIONS.