NCJ Number
14045
Date Published
1974
Length
16 pages
Annotation
PLANS FOR A WEST GERMAN FEDERAL CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICE CENTER PROCESSING CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED DOCUMENTS AND REVIEW OF A PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENT.
Abstract
DOCUMENTS ON CRIMINALISTICS, CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE WILL BE STORED IN AND RETRIEVABLE FROM A COMPUTER-ASSISTED INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER. THE NUCLEUS OF THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN 1976. IT IS INTENDED THAT ITS SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS TO CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICES AND TRAINING CENTERS, THE CRIMINOLOGICAL CENTER OF THE WEST GERMAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE CRIMINOLOGICAL INSTITUTES OF UNIVERSITIES AND COMPARABLE RESEARCH INSTALLATIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER DOCUMENTATION CENTERS. FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS ARE EVENTUALLY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCESSING. AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE WEST GERMAN CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICE, USING THE GOLEM II (LARGE MEMORY ORIENTED, LIST ORGANIZED PROCESSING METHOD) INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE EXPERIMENT CLEARLY SHOWED POSSIBILITIES FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPLICATION OF A COMPUTER-ASSISTED DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM. PASSAT (PROGRAM FOR THE AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF KEY WORDS FROM TEXTS) IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR USE IN SELECTING DESCRIPTORS TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE PROCESSING. HAVING THE AUTHORS THEMSELVES SUPPLY DESCRIPTORS TO BE USED IN PROCESSING THEIR WORKS IS ALSO REGARDED AS PRACTICABLE. --IN GERMAN SEE NCJ-32504 FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION.