NCJ Number
9781
Date Published
1971
Length
400 pages
Annotation
FORMS AND PROCEDURES USED TO RECORD AND TRANSMIT INFORMATION REGARDING INMATE STATUS AND ACTIVITIES, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO GAIN A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT INFORMATION REGARDING INMATES IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, HOW IT IS GENERATED, TRANSMITTED AND STORED, AND WHO USES IT. THE EXECUTION, PROCESSING, AND DISPOSITION OF EACH FORM IN USE, AND FLOW SHEETS TO INDICATE HOW FUNCTIONALLY RELATED FORMS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER ARE PRESENTED. THE STUDY IS ALSO CONCERNED WITH DETERMINING THE VALUE OF THE REPORTS PREPARED BY THE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND THE ADEQUACY OF DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS. VOLUME ONE DISCUSSES THE PROJECT REPORT, ADMISSION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES, MEDICAL AND ACCIDENT REPORTING, AND ESCAPE AND CAPTURE. VOLUME TWO COVERS DISCIPLINARY ACTION, THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM, TEMPORARY AND HOME LEAVE, THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, CONDITIONAL RELEASE, AND THE NOTIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES OF AN INMATES RELEASE. THE FINAL VOLUME DISCUSSES DETAINER PROCEDURES, MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES, AND MACHINE OUTPUTS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE INDEXES OF FORMS. THE AUTHORS NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH PAST DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT, THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS NOW REQUIRES SYSTEM PROJECT DOCUMENTATION. SAMPLE FORMS ARE INCLUDED IN ALL VOLUMES. SEE NCJ-09839 FOR MATERIAL ON PHASE 2 OF THIS PROJECT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)