THE INFORMATION SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE DATA GATHERING NEEDS OF A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WHOSE OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVE WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEMATIC, SERVICE-INTEGRATING PROCEDURE FOR THE DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF RESIDENTS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS IN VIRGINIA. THE THREE TYPES OF CLIENTS ADDRESSED WERE THE MENTALLY ILL, THE MENTALLY RETARDED, AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS. THE DOCUMENTATION CONSISTS OF A SYSTEM NARRATIVE WHICH GIVES A COMPLETE PROSE DESCRIPTION OF EVERY ASPECT OF THE SYSTEM, OTHER THAN TECHNICAL DETAILS OF PROGRAM MECHANISMS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE APPENDIXES CONTAINING CARD AND RECORD FORMATS, DOCUMENTATION REPORTS, AND INFORMATION RELATING TO DISCUSSION ELSEWHERE IN THE DOCUMENTATION. SAMPLE PRINTOUTS ARE PROVIDED OF REPORTS DISCUSSED IN THE SYSTEM NARRATIVE. DISCUSSIONS OF THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF SELECTED PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED, AND ALL PROGRAMS WITH COMPILER-PRODUCED, SORTED CROSS-REFERENCES ARE LISTED, AS ARE PROGRAM-FLOW CROSS-REFERENCES. THE USE OF DYL-250, A LEASED COMPUTER PROGRAM, IS DESCRIBED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SYSTEM. FOR THE SUPPLEMENT TO THIS VOLUME, CONTAINING SAMPLE PRINTOUTS, SEE NCJ-47646. SEE ALSO: 47643-47644 AND 47647-47651.