ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM DESIGNS FOR INFORMATION HANDLING IN A MISSOURI COUNTY JUDICIAL SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 12973
• Author(s): K C COOPER
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 123 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Note: PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MISSIOUR (COLUMBIA), AUG 71

Annotation

SYSTEMS DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INFORMATION HANDLING IN MISSOURI'S COUNTY COURTS SYSTEM, PROPOSED AS A MEANS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE BACKLOG AND DELAYS.

Abstract

FOLLOWING AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT INFORMATION HANDLING PROCEDURES AND CONSTRAINTS BASED ON A STUDY OF THE BOONE COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT, THE AUTHOR PRESENTS FIVE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO IMPROVING COUNTY COURT INFORMATION PROCESSING. THE FIVE APPROACHES REPRESENT THE MANUAL, SEMI-AUTOMATED, CENTRALIZED SEMI-AUTOMATED, FULLY AUTOMATED (MINI-COMPUTER), AND TIME SHARING MODES. MICROFILM APPLICATIONS TO STORAGE OF DISPOSED CASES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. AFTER EXPLORING THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH PROPOSED SYSTEM, THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF A SYSTEMS PLAN WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT MANUAL SYSTEM FOR SMALLER COUNTIES AND AN AUTOMATED VERSION OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE LARGER COUNTIES. BOONE COUNTY