ON-LINE BOOKING AND AUTOMATED CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEMS (FROM INTERNATIONAL SEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS SYSTEMS, 3D - PROCEEDINGS, 1976, BY JOHN LAUCHER, AND MARTHA CASEY - SEE NCJ-40336)

• NCJ Number: 40345
• Author(s): D CLOUD
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE ON-LINE BOOKING AND AUTOMATED CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEM, WHICH PROVIDES A COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY DATA BASE CONTAINING ADULT AND NON-SUMMARY ARREST AND DISPOSITION INFORMATION.

Abstract

THE ARTICLE TREATS THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEM IN A TECHNICAL MANNER: SECURITY, FUNCTIONS, DATA FLOW, THE DATA ENTRY SUBSYSTEM, LOGGING, AND TRANSACTIONS. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT THE MOST PRODUCTIVE ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM IS THE AUTOMATIC POSTING OF THE COURT DISPOSITION INFORMATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....KAP