TY - GEN
T1 - Integrated criminal justice system design
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2006
AU - Tyworth, Michael
AU - Sawyer, Steve
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In this paper we discuss interim findings from an ongoing comparative case study of the Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) in San Diego, CA. Significant attention had been given to the need to integrate information systems across organizational boundaries in the criminal justice domain. We employ a social informatics lens in this research that views the technological artifact as embedded in cultural and institutional context. In our examination of ARJIS we have found that the adoption of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) as a governance structure has impacted system design and organizational practices significantly. Specifically, the JPA facilitates participation by member agencies and, allows the ARJIS management team autonomy and flexibility in developing and managing the ARJIS information system.
AB - In this paper we discuss interim findings from an ongoing comparative case study of the Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) in San Diego, CA. Significant attention had been given to the need to integrate information systems across organizational boundaries in the criminal justice domain. We employ a social informatics lens in this research that views the technological artifact as embedded in cultural and institutional context. In our examination of ARJIS we have found that the adoption of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) as a governance structure has impacted system design and organizational practices significantly. Specifically, the JPA facilitates participation by member agencies and, allows the ARJIS management team autonomy and flexibility in developing and managing the ARJIS information system.
KW - Governance structures
KW - Integrated criminal justice systems
KW - Inter-Agency collaboration
KW - Joint powers agreement
KW - Social informatics
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84905483330
SN - 9090206019
SN - 9789090206011
T3 - Proceedings of ISCRAM 2006 - 3rd International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
SP - 444
EP - 449
BT - Proceedings of ISCRAM 2006 - 3rd International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
PB - Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium
Y2 - 14 May 2006 through 17 May 2006
ER -