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category: "U.S. Government"
created: 2024-04-26
updated: 2026-05-01
tags:
- Organization
- PROMIS
- INSLAW
- LEAA
summary: "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."
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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]
In December of 1971, [[LEAA]] provided $292,925 to form the National Center for Prosecution Management, a nonprofit that was to act as the onboarding organization to get municipalities to convert to [[PROMIS]]. In 1972 they received an additional $68,675 to finance the development of technical manuals on case screening and paperwork flow, and $54,057 to develop a technical assistance program.
### Founding and Leadership
In 1973, LEAA awarded the Center a total of $ 528,365- including $296,462 for operations, $159,564 to produce another four manuals, and $72,339 to expand technical assistance.
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]] was the first Executive Director of the center with [[James M. Etheridge]] as the Deputy Director, both worked to create the first version of PROMIS and cooperated closely with [[Charles R. Work]], [[Bill Hamilton]], and [[INSLAW]] to expand PROMIS systems.
[[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]
The Executive Board of the National Center for Prosecution Management is composed of Preston Trimble, District Attorney of Norman, Okla.; William Randall, County Attorney of St. Paul, Minn.; James Garber, Chief of the Criminal Division, Wayne County, Mich.; Patrick Healy, Executive Director of the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), Chicago, Ill.; George Van Hoomissen, Dean of the National College of District Attorneys, Houston, Tex.; Ernest C. Friesen, Executive Director of the Institute for Court Management, Denver, Colo.; and Judge Joseph Wapner, Superior Court, Los Angeles, Calif.
### Executive Board
Carol S. Vance, President of the NDAA and the District Attorney of Harris County, Tex., is an ad hoc member of the 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]
### Footnotes
[^1]: 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.