National Center for Prosecution Management
The National Center for Prosecution Management was a nonprofit corporation established by the Department of Justice with LEAA funding in December 1971 to provide technical and management assistance to prosecutors nationwide, promote adoption of the PROMIS software system, and conduct research on the prosecution function, with Joan E. Jacoby as its first Executive Director.
The National Center for Prosecution Management (NCPM) was a nonprofit corporation established by the Department of Justice with LEAA funding in December 1971. Its mandate was to provide management and technical assistance to prosecutors nationwide, promote adoption of the PROMIS software system, and conduct research on prosecution practices and criminal justice administration.1
Founding and Leadership
LEAA provided an initial grant of $292,925 in December 1971 to establish the Center. Subsequent grants funded specific program areas: $68,675 in 1972 for technical manuals on case screening and paperwork flow, and $54,057 for a technical assistance program. In 1973 LEAA awarded the Center $528,365 total -- $296,462 for operations, $159,564 for four additional manuals, and $72,339 to expand technical assistance.1
Joan E. Jacoby, who had co-directed the original 1969 PROMIS design team, served as the Center's first Executive Director. James M. Etheridge, also a member of the original 1969 team, served as Deputy Director. Both worked closely with Charles R. Work, Bill Hamilton, and INSLAW to expand PROMIS implementation across the country.1
Executive Board
The Center's executive board was composed of leading figures from prosecutorial and judicial administration: Preston Trimble (District Attorney of Norman, Oklahoma); William Randall (County Attorney of St. Paul, Minnesota); James Garber (Chief of the Criminal Division, Wayne County, Michigan); Patrick Healy (Executive Director of the National District Attorneys Association, Chicago); George Van Hoomissen (Dean of the National College of District Attorneys, Houston); Ernest C. Friesen (Executive Director of the Institute for Court Management, Denver); and Judge Joseph Wapner (Superior Court, Los Angeles). Carol S. Vance (President of the National District Attorneys Association and District Attorney of Harris County, Texas) served as an ad hoc board member.1
Sources
- U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary. The INSLAW Affair: Investigative Report. House Report 102-857, 102nd Congress, 2nd Session, September 10, 1992. ↩
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