WHEN IMPLEMENTED IT WILL PROVIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH FINANCIAL INFORMATION UPON WHICH TO BASE DECISIONS AND CONTROLS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENSS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE PERIODIC REPORTS WHICH WOULD PROVIDE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT WITH DETAILED INFORMATION TO: CONTROL SPENDING, BRING EXPENDITURES WITHIN BUDGET, STORE HISTORY DATA FOR FUTURE EXPENDITURE PLANNING AND FORECASTING, AND CALCULATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS COSTS. THE DEPARTMENT'S NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE FULFILLED BY THE FOLLOWING FOUR SUBSYSTEMS: EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURE PLAN, EXPENDITURE STATEMENT, AND CONVERSION TABLE MAINTENANCE. THIS REPORT PRESENTS CHARTS OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND EACH OF THE SUBSYSTEMS, NARRATIVE AND TABULAR DATA ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM, ITS DATA REQUIREMENTS, DATA BASE SPECIFICATION, AND SYSTEM/PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS. THE NUMEROUS ATTACHMENTS INCLUDE RECORD LAYOUTS OF THE VARIOUS INFORMATION FILES AND CONVERSION TABLE CODES. SEE NCJ-41926 FOR A RELATED DOCUMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...ELW