NCJ Number
190677
Date Published
September 2001
Length
42 pages
Annotation
This section of the "Strategic Planning Master Notebook" contains the lesson plan for a training workshop module on the design of a management information system to facilitate the cost-effective operation of a juvenile justice system.
Abstract
The module's performance objectives are to be familiar with key factors in successful information sharing; to be familiar with the general process for developing a management information system; to be familiar with the general legal issues that need to be researched regarding the collection, use, and maintenance of information; and to be aware of barriers to successful information sharing. In addition to the listing of performance objectives, the lesson plan describes instructional method/techniques and lists instructor materials as well as equipment and supplies needed. In outlining the material covered in the module, the lesson plan notes that a management information system (MIS) can be thought of as an ongoing, established set of procedures and methods for sharing information. The module focuses on developing a MIS between several agencies in contact with youth, especially those staff who make decisions related to the processing and handling of youth in the juvenile justice system. Topics discussed in the course of the training are success factors in the development of a MIS, the identification of appropriate partners, the goals of developing a MIS, researching the legal issues, the ethics of information sharing, the formation of a MIS development team, steps for developing a MIS, and barriers to success. Supplementary material for participants includes a paper on establishing and maintaining interagency information sharing.