EVALUATION OF THE STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STATE AND LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS SYSTEM PROFILE - NORFOLK JUVENILE INFORMATION SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 42882
• Author(s): B ROSENBERG
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 22 pages
• Contract Number(s): DHEW-100-76-0010
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Applied Management Sciences, Inc
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS IS AN EVALUATION OF THE NORFOLK JUVENILE INFORMATION SYSTEM (NJIS), WHICH IS A CLIENT-ORIENTED SYSTEM DESIGNED TO RECORD ALL INFORMATION REGARDING A JUVENILE'S CONTACT WITH THE COURTS FROM INTAKE TO ADJUDICATION.

Abstract

AMONG THE COMPUTER SYSTEM'S OBJECTIVES. IT WAS INTENDED TO IMPROVE CAPABILITIES FOR COLLECTING, STORING, AND PROCESSING DATA ON JUVENILES WHO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE COURT SYSTEM, AND TO IMPROVE THE RETRIEVAL OF SUCH INFORMATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)