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COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT

NCJ Number
38914
Author(s)
B KREINDEL; R H ADAMS; R V CAMPBELL; S P HOBART; J P MORESCHI
Date Published
1976
Length
82 pages
Annotation
JUDGMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS, THE FEASIBILITY OF LEARNING MORE ABOUT SUCH SYSTEMS, AND THE PLANNING FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
Abstract
CONCERNED WITH THE EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES, AND PERSONNEL WHICH PROVIDE INFORMATION SUPPORT TO COURT MANAGEMENT IN OPERATING AND ADMINISTERING MEDIUM TO LARGE TRIAL COURTS, THE ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF LITERATURE RESEARCH, DISCUSSIONS WITH PRACTITIONERS, A NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE SURVEY, AND SITE VISITS TO 13 COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THIS SUMMARY REPORT INCORPORATES THE FINDINGS OF THE FOUR PREVIOUSLY PREPARED PHASE 1 INVESTIGATION REPORTS: A DISCUSSION OF SIGNIFICANT COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM ISSUES (NCJ-37883); DESCRIPTIONS AND FLOW DIAGRAMS OF EXISTING SYSTEM OPERATIONS; A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (NCJ-37885); AND JUDGMENTAL ASSESSMENT UTILIZING THE FRAMEWORK AND THE CRITICAL COURT INFORMATION ISSUES (NCJ-37884). THE ASSESSMENT CONCLUDES THAT WHILE THE POTENTIAL OF COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE SUBSTANTIAL, THERE HAS BEEN INSUFFICIENT EVALUATION TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THEIR EFFECT. A TWO-PAGE REFERENCE LIST AND A NINE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PERTINENT MATERIAL ARE APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)