NCJ Number
82779
Date Published
1981
Length
67 pages
Annotation
This study focuses on the privacy protection aspect of the Alaska Justice Information System (AJIS); internal and external security measures are addressed.
Abstract
Onsite data collection, visits to user agencies, and validation of police and court information were critical to the information procurement process. Findings indicate that, overall, awareness of and concern for security and privacy is high. The individuals interviewed at the State level generally seemed to have a greater understanding of both the issues and the procedures than did those interviewed at the local level. A policy decision should be made as to the utility of entering all the conditions of the court judgment into AJIS. The possible move of the AJIS computer hardware to a new facility should be analyzed with respect to security and privacy needs. AJIS users should be counseled with regard to the requirements for dissemination logging. Users should be advised as to when logging should occur, in what form the log should be maintained, and what information should be maintained on the log. Periodic visits to the AJIS terminal sites should be made by the AJIS coordinator. An analysis should be conducted as to possible problems with updating AJIS criminal history dispositions in those cases involving alteration of the final disposition, e.g., violation of probation and subsequent jail term. Three exhibits are provided. Appendixes list agencies visited, persons interviewed, and AJIS control forms and procedures and present the interview guide.