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USE OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING IN CORRECTIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

NCJ Number
3256
Author(s)
P E RESTA; C P SMITH
Date Published
1963
Length
13 pages
Annotation
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY AND POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF AUTOMATED INFORMATION TECHNIQUES ARE SUMMARIZED.
Abstract
NEW CAPABILITIES IN THE DETECTION, APPREHENSION, ADJUDICATION, AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS ARE OPENED BY THE USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. A SYSTEM UNDER CONSIDERATION BY NEW YORK STATE IS EXAMINED. BIBLIOGRAPHY.