NCJ Number
2192
Date Published
1972
Length
267 pages
Annotation
RECORDS SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE REVIEWED AND BASIC GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED FROM WHICH AUTOMATION MAY BE ACHIEVED.
Abstract
A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION WHICH IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, CAN AID LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER, BUT BECAUSE OF ITS INCREASING COMPLEXITY AND SIZE CANNOT BE UTILIZED EFFICIENTLY IN ITS PRESENT STATE. OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF DATA GATHERING, DATA PROCESSING, INFORMATION DISPLAY, DECISION MAKING, DECISION IMPLEMENTATION, FEEDBACK OF RESULTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS. CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR VIEWING THE SYSTEM WITHIN A NETWORK FRAME, DEVELOPING THE SYSTEM, APPLYING AUTOMATION TECHNIQUES, RESPONDING TO SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE SPECIAL LANGUAGE PROBLEMS INVOLVED ARE PRESENTED. SPECIFIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATION INTO A MODEL SYSTEM, PROBLEMS OF SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS, NEED FOR SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION, PROBLEM OF RECORDS CONVERSION, AND HUMAN CONSIDERATIONS ARE REVIEWED.