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TOWARD A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

NCJ Number
8517
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1969
Length
51 pages
Annotation
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES, HISTORY, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NEW YORK STATE IDENTIFICATION AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM, A COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Abstract
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDING THAT OF THE FIELD UNITS, IS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. AMONG THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS DELINEATED ARE FINGERPRINT PROCESSING, NAME SEARCHING, CHECKING OF WANTED FILES, AND MAINTAINING PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND ARRESTEE FILES. INTELLIGENCE, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTER OPERATIONS ARE ALSO DESCRIBED.