Integrated criminal justice: ARJIS case study

ABSTRACT

In this paper we provide project highlights of our ongoing case study of am integrated criminal justice system (San Diego, California's Automated Regional Justice Information System or ARJIS). We develop this case to be used in a comparative analysis of other, similar, systems. Our focus is on better understanding and theorizing on complex web of relationships among work, the structure and governance of social institutions, and technological architectures. Our intent is to further principles of socio-technical design regarding computerization (an aspect of social informatics). Our work to date leads us to a set of concepts we are calling organic development. Organic development reflects a strategic use of top-down and bottom-up design principles, demands strategic leadership, and open design principles.

REFERENCES

• 1: Sawyer, S., Reagor, S., Tyworth, M. and Thomas, J. (March, 2005) "From Response to Foresight: Managing Knowledge and Integrated Criminal Justice," in Newell, S. and Galliers R. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2005 Organizational Learning and Knowledge Capabilities Conference, Cambridge, MA, 17-19 March, 2005.
• 2: Michael Tyworth , Steve Sawyer, Organic development: a top-down and bottom-up approach to design of public sector information systems, Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Digital government research, May 21-24, 2006, San Diego, California [doi>10.1145/1146598.1146633]

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.1 Project and People Management
          Subjects: Systems analysis and design

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.1 Project and People Management
          Subjects: Strategic information systems planning; Systems development

General Terms:
Design, Management

Keywords:
architectures, case study, institutions, integrated criminal justice systems, organic development, social informatics, systems design