NCJ Number
36105
Date Published
1975
Length
58 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY REPORT OF A PROGRAM TO ASSESS THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DATA SYSTEM (CDS), WITH EMPHASIS ON THE INTERSTATE EXCHANGE OF CRIMINAL HISTORIES THROUGH THE COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY PROGRAM.
Abstract
THIS SUMMARY, WHICH IS VOLUME I OF A TWO-VOLUME REPORT, PRESENTS A BACKGROUND DESCRIPTION OF THE CDS PROGRAM, PRESENTS PROJECTED COSTS AND BENEFITS OF EACH COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM, AND DISCUSSES TWELVE POLICY ISSUES WHICH SHOULD BE STUDIED FOR IMPROVED COST-EFFECTIVENESS. VOLUME II CONTAINS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT FINDINGS AND METHODOLOGY. FOR VOLUME 2, SEE NCJ-36106. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)