ALSO INVESTIGATED WAS HOW THESE AGENCIES SYSTEMATICALLY SHOULD PROCESS AND RESPOND TO THOSE REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. PROJECT D WAS A STUDY AIMED AT CONCEPTUALIZING THE DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATED REGIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (ARJIS) WHICH COULD SERVICE ALL THE LAW AND JUSTICE AGENCIES IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION. THE STUDY HAD A SECONDARY GOAL OF IDENTIFYING BRIEFLY OTHER ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING APPLICATIONS OF INTEREST TO INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THIS REPORT, THE FIRST OF TWO VOLUMES, DOCUMENTS THE RESULTS, OF THIS STUDY. IT CONTAINS A MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW, A DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, A PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM, AND A STATEMENT OF POLICY IMPLICATIONS. FOR VOLUME TWO, 'SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN', SEE NCJ-036337. FOR THE FINAL REPORTS FOR PROJECTS A/B AND C, SEE NCJ-036334 AND 35.