Applying Data Science to Justice Systems: The North Carolina Statewide Warrant Repository (NCAWARE), 2014-2019

This study uses the data from the unified, statewide warrant repository NCAWARE (NC Arrest Warrant Repository) to evaluate a proposed system for processing and serving arrest warrants. The NCAWARE system is maintained by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC). The study takes place within the Greensboro, NC police department where two of the four police districts utilized the system. This study is the result of the unorganized system for processing and serving warrants and the significant backlog of cases with outstanding warrants that exists across the country. One of the purposes of this study was to create a systematic approach for law enforcement agencies to prioritize the execution of warrants.

本研究依托全州统一逮捕令存储库NCAWARE（NC Arrest Warrant Repository）中的数据，对一款用于处理与送达逮捕令的拟议系统开展评估。该NCAWARE系统由北卡罗来纳州法院行政办公室（North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, NCAOC）负责维护。本研究的实施地点为北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒警察局，该局下辖四个警务辖区中的两个采用了该系统。本研究正是为解决全美范围内普遍存在的逮捕令处理与送达机制混乱、以及未决逮捕令案件严重积压的问题而开展。本研究的目标之一，是为执法机构构建一套可对逮捕令执行工作进行优先级排序的系统化方案。