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CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION CONTROL IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY

NCJ Number
14685
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
13 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND, AND OPERATIONS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR 23 CITY AND COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
Abstract
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION CONTROL (CJIC) SYSTEM REPRESENTS TWO MAJOR FUNCTIONAL SYBSYSTEMS - THE PERSON-CASE INFORMATION SUBSYSTEM AND THE MANAGEMENT-INFORMATION SUBSYSTEM. THE NEED FOR CJIC AND THE FOUR PHASE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED. A MANAGEMENT DIAGRAM OF THE SYSTEM IS ALSO PROVIDED. A STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION OF THE SUBJECT-IN-PROGRESS SYSTEM WITH SAMPLE TERMNAL DISPLAYS FOR EACH STATE IS GIVEN. THIS SYSTEM CAN PROVIDE BOTH DETAILED INFORMATION ON A SPECIFIC CONTACT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AND SUMMARY INFORMATION ON ALL CONTACTS WITH THAT PERSON FOR OPERATIONAL USE BY ALL AGENCIES. SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)