CASE FILE DOCUMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE DEFENDER OFFICE

• NCJ Number: 40319
• Author(s): W R HIGHAM; E J SHARP
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 199 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-DF-99-0008
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Ctr for Defense Management
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HANDBOOK DESIGNED FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICES TO AID IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN INITIAL SYSTEM OF CASE FILE DOCUMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL; OR TO REDESIGN AN EXISTING SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE BOOK IS INTENDED FOR USE BY TRIAL-LEVEL DEFENDER OFFICES HAVING TWO OR MORE ATTORNEYS ON THEIR STAFF. IT IS BASED ON A SURVEY OF PROGRAMS RANGING IN SIZE FROM 12-ATTORNEY TO 100-ATTORNEY OFFICES. THE FIRST CHAPTERS OF THE HANDBOOK ARE DIRECTED AT THE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR CASE FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. ANOTHER CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY OF SIX DEFENDER OFFICES WITH DIFFERING PATTERNS OF INTERNAL ORGANIZATION. THE DOCUMENT FURTHER TREATS FILES SECURITY AND INCLUDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DESIGNING FORMS. STATISTICAL SYSTEMS ARE ALSO DEALT WITH, AND AN OVERVIEW IS PRESENTED OF HOW CASE FILE DOCUMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ARE TYPICALLY USED TO PRODUCE DATA. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN REPRESENTATIVE SELECTIONS OF FORMS AND PROCEDURES FOUND IN THE DEFENDER OFFICES SURVEYED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP