SNAPSHOT SPIN AROUND - A TECHNIQUE TO MEASURE CAPACITY AND OVERLOAD IN A PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

• NCJ Number: 11552
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): DF-71-1093
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Ctr for Prosecution Management
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT OF A PROJECT TO PINPOINT SPECIFIC AREAS OF DELAY WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE SNAPSHOT SPINAROUND, OR ISOLATION OF A SPECIFIC ELEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS TO DETECT DELAYS, IS A SIMPLE BUT VIABLE MODE OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS. ANY EXCESS OF IN-FLOW OVER DISPOSITION DURING A UNIT OF TIME IN A DEFINED FUNCTIONAL AREA SUCH AS ARRAIGNMENT, GRAND JURY, OR ACTUAL TRIAL IS COMPARED TO TOTAL CASES REFERRED DURING THE PERIOD TO DETERMINE THE SPIN-AROUND PERCENTAGE, A MEASURE OF DELAY. THE STUDY INDICATED THAT THE TECHNIQUE MERELY IDENTIFIES PROBLEM AREAS, AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE ANSWERS AS TO WHY SUCH A DELAY MAY BE OCCURRING.