NCJ Number
75318
Date Published
Unknown
Length
20 pages
Annotation
A revision of 'Technical Standards for Machine-Readable Data Supplied to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration,' this document sets forth technical standards.
Abstract
Technical standards are given for machine-readable data files that may be submitted for inclusion in the National Criminal Justice Data Archive which was established by the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the University of Michigan. Major topics covered by these standards are tape recording standards, data types, file organization, standardization of data codes, abstracts, and documentation. Five footnotes and one figure are included. (Author abstract modified)