SPOKANE COUNTY - AUTOMATED CRIMINAL RECORDS INDEXING SYSTEM - PACE (PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S CASE EVALUATION)

• NCJ Number: 15262
• Author(s): M E McClain
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 52 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Washington State
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPUTER-BASED METHOD FOR INDEXING, TRACKING, AND EVALUATING CASE RECORDS, IMPLEMENTED BY THE PROSECUTOR AS PART OF A LARGER SYSTEM SERVING POLICE, JAIL, AND COURT RECORD FUNCTIONS.

Abstract

FEATURES INCLUDE INSTANTANEOUS UPDATE AND RETRIEVAL OF CASE RECORDS, SHARING OF INFORMATION WITH THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE TOTAL SYSTEM, PREPARATION OF REPORTS TO HELP CONTROL CASE PROCESSING, DETECTION OF CASES LAGGING BEHIND THE SPEEDY TRIAL RULE, PREPARATION OF PENDING CASE LISTS, AND THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE INTER-AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF A MANUAL PROTOTYPE WHICH PRODUCES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOR PROSECUTOR OFFICES WITHOUT COMPUTER FACILITIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)