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NYSIIS (NEW YORK STATE IDENTIFICATION AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM) - NEW CONCEPT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING - SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PLAN

NCJ Number
9908
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1967
Length
226 pages
Annotation
REQUIREMENTS OF NEW YORK STATE'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NYSIIS AS A TECHNOLOGICAL TOOL TO FACILITATE SYSTEMATIC SHARING OF INFORMATION.
Abstract
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM IS IN A SERIES OF BUILDING BLOCKS, EACH OF WHICH CONSISTS OF A SET OF CAPABILITIES RELATED BY PURPOSE OR STATE OF DEVELOPMENT. OVER 3600 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES ARE INVOLVED. OTHER CHAPTERS OF THE REPORT DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF BUILDING BLOCK ONE AND ITS RELATED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. BUILDING BLOCK ONE IS DESIGNED FOR TWO BASIC COMPUTERIZED CAPABILITIES - CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION, AND ANALYTIC INFORMATION SUCH AS FINGERPRINT PROCESSING, FRAUDULENT CHECK COMPARISON, AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE PROCESSING. DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THESE FUNCTIONS ARE COVERED, AS WELL AS OF THOSE FUNCTIONS TO BE INCLUDED AT A LATER STAGE.