NCJ Number
113062
Date Published
1989
Length
2 pages
Annotation
To smooth data management by small and medium-sized jails, the National Institute of Justice supported development of a microcomputer-based management information system by Search Group, Inc.
Abstract
The resulting jail records software program, LOCKUP, uses a generic set of data elements to keep records from booking to release and maintain them in a central data base for updating and review. The system can run on a single work station at an IBM or DOS-based microcomputer, or on a network of microcomputers linked by Novell netware. Using a data base management system, a jail administrator can usually adapt the generic data elements to local needs. Use of IBM or compatible hardware enables the LOCKUP user to take advantage of a wide variety of other software, such as word processing and spread sheets. LOCKUP was tested successfully in Dickinson, North Dakota, in a small jail with an average daily population of 35, and also at a sheriff's office in Hanford, Calif., where the average jail population is 342. Hanford reported that LOCKUP's booking recap report and release recap report together saved officers 14 to 35 hours each week. An exhibit lists LOCKUP's functions and preprogrammed reports. 3 references.