PROJECT SEARCH - DESIGNING STATEWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICS SYSTEMS - AN EXAMINATION OF THE FIVE STATE IMPLEMENTATION

• NCJ Number: 9546
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 144 pages
• Grant Number(s): SS-71-003
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

IMPLEMENTATION OF OFFENDER-BASED TRANSACTION STATISTICS (OBTS) SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, AND NEW JERSEY.

Abstract

THE DOCUMENT IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTICIONERS IN THEIR STATE PROJECT SEARCH STATISTICS SYSTEM. THE REPORT BEGINS BY EXAMINING THE FIVE STATE IMPLEMENTATION IN TERMS OF THE GOALS THAT WERE CREATED FOR ALL STATES. THE SECTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN EACH STATE, BUT LOOKS AT THE OVERALL PROBLEM OF OBTS IMPLEMENTATION REGARDLESS OF THE ENVIRONMENT INTO WHICH THE SYSTEM IS BEING INTRODUCED. THE APPROACH THAT EACH STATE TOOK IS DOCUMENTED AND LESSONS LEARNED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT ARE CONSOLIDATED INTO KEY-ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THE SUBJECT OF NATIONAL REPORTING OF CRIMINAL STATISTICS IS EXPLORED. APPENDICES CONTAINING DATA COLLECTION FORMS AND SYSTEM FLOW DIAGRAMS ARE PROVIDED TO ASSIST OTHER STATES DEVELOP SIMILAR SYSTEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)