The National Offender Management Information System

Author : Great Britain. National Audit Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : 0102954674

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The National Offender Management Information System by Great Britain. National Audit Office Pdf

The project's original aim of a single shared database of offenders will not be met, though the number of databases used has been reduced from 220 to three. The new system was to be introduced by January 2008 and was to cost £234 million to 2020. By July 2007, £155 million had been spent on the project, it was two years behind schedule, and estimated lifetime project costs had risen to £690 million. The project was halted while options to get the budget under control were sought. The causes of the delays and cost overruns were : inadequate management oversight, significant underestimation of the project's technical complexity, weak change control and absent budget monitoring. The design of the main supplier contracts precluded pressure on suppliers to deliver to time and cost. In January 2008, NOMS began work on a re-scoped program with an estimated lifetime cost of £513 million and a delivery date of March 2011.

Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 0102977259

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Restructuring of the National Offender Management Service by Great Britain: National Audit Office Pdf

The National Offender Management Service, an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice, faces substantial financial and operational challenges, including a vulnerability to unexpected changes in the prison population. The Service achieved value for money in 2011-12, as it hit its savings target of £230 million while restructuring its headquarters and it has broadly maintained its performance, such as in reducing reoffending. As a result of some sentencing reforms not going ahead, the Ministry of Justice lost around £130 million of savings. Given the loss of these reforms, the prison population is now unlikely to fall significantly over the next few years, which limits the plans to close older, more expensive, prisons and bring down costs. The savings target for 2012-13 of a further £246 million is challenging and an overspend of £32 million is forecast. The Service currently has a £66 million shortfall in the £122 million needed over the next two years to fund early staff departures aimed at bringing long-term reductions in its payroll bill. The Service has restructured its headquarters, reducing staff numbers by around 650 from around 2,400. Most stakeholders generally regarded the restructure positively, considering it produced a more efficient organisation with greater clarity on accountability. The Service relies on the probation profession to deliver reforms and to reduce costs, but there are some tensions in the relationship. The NAO recommends the Service continues to engage with probation trusts to address their perception it lacks understanding of probation issues.

Author : Rob Canton,David Hancock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134010714

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Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management by Rob Canton,David Hancock Pdf

Covers new ideas and concepts as well as the established probation lexicon, including institutional, legal, political and theoretical terms used in the discipline and importing concepts from the disciplines of sociology, criminology and psychology.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher : Stationery Office
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 0215541626

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The National Offender Management Information System by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts Pdf

The C-NOMIS project, intended to deliver a single offender management IT system across prison and probation services, was initially envisaged by the Home Office for delivery in January 2008 for £234 million. It was stopped in August 2007 because costs had trebled. The NOMIS programme was revised and scaled back to three offender databases for £513 million, for delivery by 2011. The original concept was ambitious but still technically feasible. Problems at every level, however, led to an out of control programme which eventually the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) could no longer afford. NOMS significantly underestimated the technical complexity of the project and the need to standardise ways of working to avoid excessive customisation. There was also poor planning, poor financial monitoring, inadequate supplier management and too little control over changes. Costs and progress were not monitored or reported for the first 3 years after the inception of C-NOMIS, in part because the first Senior Responsible Owner overseeing the project did not have relevant project experience or training. The Project Board, the NOMS Board, the Home Office senior management and Ministers were all unaware of the true cost and progress before May 2007. NOMS cannot say in detail what £161 million to October 2007 was spent on. C-NOMIS is a singular example of comprehensively poor project management. Roll out of the re-scoped programme has only just begun and there are still significant challenges yet to address.

Author : Ole Jonny Klakegg,Terry Williams,Derek Walker,Bjørn Andersen,Ole Morten Magnussen
Publisher : Project Management Institute
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781628251692

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Early Warning Signs in Complex Projects by Ole Jonny Klakegg,Terry Williams,Derek Walker,Bjørn Andersen,Ole Morten Magnussen Pdf

Complex projects are often the most high-profile projects within an organization. How can early warning signs be identified and acted upon, so that problems are avoided and projects are successful in delivering the expected value for their owners and other stakeholders? What signals should we look for? Looking for early warning signs takes more than a keen eye. Collaborating with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, Ole Jonny Klakegg, Terry Williams, Derek Walker, Bjørn Andersen, and Ole Morten Magnussen have expanded on their research of governance frameworks and guidelines as well as provided interviews with experts and case studies from Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom. This international report identifies early warning signs in highly complex projects and offers tips on how to combat them.

Author : Norman Flynn
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446258408

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Public Sector Management by Norman Flynn Pdf

The highly-anticipated sixth edition of Norman Flynn's Public Sector Management continues to provide students with an insightful, jargon-free description, analysis and critique of the management of the public sector by the UK government. New to the sixth edition: Fully updated to take account of the coalition government and the impact of the financial crisis on public spending. Four new chapters on managing public finance, e-government, regulation and public-private partnerships. Expanded learning features including:, additional boxed examples, annotated suggestions for further reading and suggestions for discussion topics and references to journal articles. New companion website with free access to full-text journal articles, policy documents, links to useful websites, and relevant multimedia and social media resources. www.sagepub.co.uk/flynn6 Public Sector Management will prove invaluable reading for students studying public sector management as part of a business, management, social policy, politics or sociology degree.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : UIUC:30112075623410

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Federal Information Sources and Systems by Anonim Pdf

Includes subject, agency, and budget indexes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : STANFORD:36105219354474

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Federal Information Sources & Systems by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary McMurran,Najat Khalifa,Simon Gibbon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134013517

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Forensic Mental Health by Mary McMurran,Najat Khalifa,Simon Gibbon Pdf

This title provides an introduction to the increasingly important field of forensic mental health.

Author : Zahid Mubarek Inquiry
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780102938791

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Report of the Zahid Mubarek Inquiry (Vols. 1 and 2) by Zahid Mubarek Inquiry Pdf

This report sets out the findings of the public inquiry into the murder in March 2000 at Feltham Young Offender Institution of Zahid Mubarek, an Asian teenager. Mubarek died after being attacked by another young prisoner, his cellmate Robert Stewart, who had a history of violence and racist behaviour. The report identifies the systemic shortcomings which the attack exposed and makes 88 recommendations to reduce the risk of such an attack in the future. Issues discussed include: the events leading up to the public inquiry, including previous investigations by the Prison Service and the Commission for Racial Equality; the mental health background and custodial history of Stewart; the events on the night of the attack; and the wider ongoing problems at Feltham of staff shortages and low staff morale, lack of resources and overcrowding; poor working practices and evidence of racism by staff and prisoners. Recommendations made include: the elimination of enforced cell-sharing should be a high priority for the Prison Service and it should publish guidelines to assist officers in the allocation of prisoners who have to share a cell, taking into account issues of ethnic and religious background; there should be a general rule that an unconvicted prisoner should not share a cell with a convicted prisoner; full cell searches should be carried out at least once every three months; prisoner councils should be set up as part of violence reduction strategies in prisons; improved diversity training for prison staff; and the need for a national database for security information on prisoners to improve the flow of information between and within establishments to help prisoner risk assessment procedures.

Author : Peter Joyce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315310275

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Criminology and Criminal Justice by Peter Joyce Pdf

A broad and comprehensive guide to the study of criminology and criminal justice at undergraduate level, this book is essential reading for new students. Assuming no prior knowledge, it offers an essential overview to key themes and issues, brings together theory with practice, and provides useful hints and suggestions for developing the skills required to see you on your way throughout your degree. Features of the book include: A detailed discussion of the study of criminology and criminal justice in Higher Education, An overview of theories of crime and deviance, A discussion as to why and how we punish offenders, An exploration of the criminal justice system in England and Wales, A guide to criminological research and the methods and concepts involved, Examples of original sources in criminology, including key websites, Tips and advice on skills in criminology and criminal justice, including referencing and the presentation of written work, A full glossary of key terms. The new edition has been fully revised and updated and includes a new chapter on theories and explanations of punishment. Each chapter includes a series of ‘Taking It Further’ exercises to encourage well-developed essays and critical thinking. They culminate in a final chapter offering guidelines as to how these exercises might be answered. This book is indispensable for the criminology undergraduate and a benchmark for academic success.

Author : Peter Joyce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780415620611

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Criminal Justice by Peter Joyce Pdf

This book assesses the main theories concerned with the causes of crime, and provides an account and analysis of the response of the state to crime in England and Wales. It is a useful text for students taking courses in criminal justice.

Author : Yogesh K. Dwivedi,Helle Zinner Henriksen,David Wastell,Rahul De'
Publisher : Springer
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642388620

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Grand Successes and Failures in IT: Public and Private Sectors by Yogesh K. Dwivedi,Helle Zinner Henriksen,David Wastell,Rahul De' Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.6 International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2013, held in Bangalore, India, in June 2013. The 35 revised full papers presented together with an invited paper, 12 short papers and 3 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The full papers are organized in the following topical sections: IS success and failure; studies of IT adoption; software development; IT in the public sector; and theory and methods.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215544749

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The work of committees in 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee Pdf

work of committees In 2008-09 : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes and Appendices

Author : Terry M. Williams,Knut Samset,Gro Holst Volden
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000609561

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The Front-end of Large Public Projects by Terry M. Williams,Knut Samset,Gro Holst Volden Pdf

Large public projects represent major complex investment and whilst there has been much written about how to develop, manage and deliver such projects, practice still does not match up with expectations. In this book, researchers from the Norwegian Concept Research Programme explore the paradoxes between theory and practice in collaboration with experts in the field of project governance. This book delves into the reality of large public projects, to show how they can be managed effectively and efficiently, recognising the realities of their context. It offers a range of practical conclusions as to the paradoxes of the governance and management of public projects. The international spectrum of authors draw their examples from the UK, Norway, Canada, France, Australia and the Netherlands. Bridging the gap between research, theory and practice, this book will benefit academics and researchers in the field of project management and corporate governance as well as those in the practice of public project governance, civil servants and industry practitioners.