Definitions

Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI). Records and data in any communicable form compiled by a criminal justice agency which concerns an identifiable individual and relates to the nature or disposition of a criminal charge, an arrest, a pretrial proceeding, other judicial proceeding, sentencing, incarceration, rehabilitation or release. Department. The Department of Correction. Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) (formerly the Criminal History Systems Board). The Massachusetts authority responsible for the quality control of all data entered into the NCIC systems, and management of policy compliance for the collection, storage, dissemination, and usage of CORI through the DCJIS and/or other mediums. Department Research. Studies conducted by Department employees usually by, or in conjunction with, the Department's Research and Planning Division. (MA REG. # 1338, Dated 5-5-17) Division Head. The administrator responsible for the operations of a particular division. Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Research. The administrator responsible for the oversight of the Performance Measures Division, Research and Planning, and Grants. Medical Research. Medical research shall include, but not be limited to, medical experiments, cosmetic and pharmaceutical studies using inmate subjects. Outside Research. Studies conducted by individuals from universities, research firms, or other agencies. These individuals are not Department employees conducting research under the auspices of the Department. Principal Researcher. The person who provides on-site supervision of an outside research study, and is responsible for the detailed conduct of the research. Social Science Research. Research that includes, but is not limited to, studies involving the use of interviews, questionnaires, participant observation and reviews of case records. It shall not include any study that exposes research subjects to the possibility of physical, physiological, or other harm as a consequence of their participation in the study. Superintendent. The chief administrative officer of a state correctional institution.