NCJ Number
86960
Date Published
1977
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This technical assistance report presents recommendations for the development of a court record system for Nevada's Indian Justice Commission, preceded by recommendations for a police manual records system.
Abstract
An adequate court records system must depend upon a comprehensive and efficient police records system. Currently the Nevada police and the Indian Justice Commission have the capability to store records in a storage or history file, with retrievability limited to a single record at a time, so the extraction of data for analysis is a manual time-consuming process. To facilitate data retrieval, it is proposed that the Keysort system, already being used in Caliente, Nev., be adopted. This is a manual retrieval system with cards designed to provide comprehensive information and retrieval for single case referrals or by groups for statistical purposes. The Keysort system is efficient, simple to use, expandable, flexible, and economical. In the area of court records, the current problem is how to get court information from the Indian tribal courts to the Indian Justice Commission. One way is to have the court clerk fill out a questionnaire covering a specific time period. This form could be sent to the Indian Justice Commission weekly. Another method and apparently the one decided upon is to print up the docket in duplicate and require the duplicate to be sent to the Indian Justice Commission weekly. The information on this form will then be transferred to a McBee Keysort card. This system should be functioning within 60 days. Recommendations for the use of the system cover personnel administration, the use of the Sperry Rand colorscan alphabetical system for filing, standardization of forms, and buying time on the State Court's computer system or the Reno/Sparks municipal system. A form sample is provided.