NCJ Number
16785
Date Published
1973
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A PROGRESS REPORT ON AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR TACTICAL INFORMATION CORRELATION AND RETRIEVAL INDICATING INCONCLUSIVE STATISTICAL RESULTS, BUT FAVORABLE EVALUATIONS BY USERS.
Abstract
THE PATTERN RECOGNITION AND INFORMATION CORRELATION PROJECT ATTEMPTS TO ENTER DATA INTO ITS SYSTEM AND PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO CITY-WIDE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON CRIME REPORTS, FIELD INTERVIEWS, INVESTIGATORS' FINAL REPORTS ON FELONY ARRESTEES, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATIONS, AND CONNECTED PAWNED-STOLEN PROPERTY RECORDS. BASED ON A SHORT SEVEN-WEEK EVALUATION PERIOD, STATISTICAL RESULTS WERE NOT CONCLUSIVE, ALTHOUGH ARREST AND CLEARANCE RATES DID INCREASE, AS DID PATROL OBSERVATION ARRESTS. SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION BY USERS WAS POSITIVE, INDICATING THAT PATRIC IS A VALUABLE TIME-SAVING TOOL. LOS ANGELES