CORRECTIONAL RECORDS INFORMATION SYSTEM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

• NCJ Number: 5842
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 272 pages
• Grant Number(s): SS-71-005
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: District of Columbia Dept of Corrections
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION AND APPLICATIONS OF A REAL-TIME (IMMEDIATE RESPONSE) COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM DEALING WITH THE WHEREABOUTS OF INMATES.

Abstract

PART ONE INTRODUCES THE CORRECTION RECORDS INFORMATION SYSTEM (CRISYS). PART II, SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION, PROVIDES A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT AND EXPLAINS THE APPROACH TO THE REAL TIME SYSTEM ALONG WITH THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SYSTEM FLOW. PART III IS THE SECTION THAT DESCRIBES THE PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS STANDARDS USED TO DEVELOP CRISYS. THEY ARE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION IN ORDER TO FURNISH GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE DOCUMENTATION AS CRISYS EXPANDS ITS FUNCTIONAL SCOPE. PART IV IS THE DETAILED SYSTEM DESCRIPTION. IT DISCUSSES IN DEPTH THE RETRIEVAL AND UPDATE CAPABILITY OF THE SYSTEM, AND INCLUDES PROGRAM FLOW CHARTS, INPUT-OUTPUT FORMATS AND BACK-UP AND RECOVERY TECHNIQUES. THE SOURCE DOCUMENT SECTION, PART V, INCLUDES A COPY OF THE SIX INPUT FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE THE INPUT DATA FOR CRISYS (FOR PARTS 6 & 7 SEE NCJ-05841).