SALT LAKE CITY AND COUNTY (UT) - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEVELOPING AN AUTOMATED COURT DISPOSITION INFORMATION SYSTEM - CRIMINAL COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 39686
• Author(s): L P POLANSKY; H GRAHAM
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 47 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-013-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT SHOWS HOW AN AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM COULD IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF A COURT DISPOSITION REPORTING SYSTEM.

Abstract

RECORDS OF COURT DISPOSITIONS ARE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTANT FOR THE HIGH VOLUME COURTS OF SALT LAKE CITY AND COUNTY WHERE SOME 50 PERCENT OF ALL STATEWIDE REPORTABLE CRIME OCCURS. TO GAUGE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INFORMATION SYSTEM, A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CITY COURT, COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND UTAH BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE DEVELOPING A PROMIS (PROSECUTORS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM) DATA SYSTEM AS THE BASIC SOURCE FOR COURT DISPOSITIONS, DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT CURRENTLY UNSERVICED AGENCIES, AND SELECTING A COORDINATOR FOR BOTH LONG AND SHORT RANGE EFFORTS....BS