NCJ Number
28107
Date Published
1974
Length
60 pages
Annotation
THIS GENERAL OUTLINE OF TOTAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A CONCEPTUAL BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE EFFORTS IN PROVIDING COMPUTER AUTOMATED SERVICES TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEGMENTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Abstract
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RANGE OF POSSIBLE INTERACTIONS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE TYPICAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY WITH THE FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION OF POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS AGENCIES AND DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN ADDRESSING THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY PROBLEM WITHIN AUTOMATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. IT ALSO DISCUSSES THE DIFFERENT COMPUTER/COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY MIXES REQUIRED TO SUPPORT A TOTAL AUTOMATED JUSTICE SYSTEM AND IDENTIFIES THE SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS OF A PHASED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TO PERMIT A MODULAR OR CONTROLLED RESPONSE, TO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF JUSTICE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE OPERATIONS OF FOUR ADVANCED JUSTICE SYSTEMS - PROJECT ALERT, THE CLEAR SYSTEM, PROMIS, AND THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER (NCIC) - ARE DISCUSSED. A FINAL SECTION PROVIDES A PERSPECTIVE ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO THE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM.