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Courts and Technology

Courts and Technology. An Assessment of Implementation and Impact James Byrne, Professor Lecture: Nov. 9, 2010. Examples of Hard Technology: Computers, Cameras, Video in the courtroom to improve presentation Courtroom 21 and 23 Project and the virtual courtroom

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Courts and Technology

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  1. Courts and Technology An Assessment of Implementation and Impact James Byrne, Professor Lecture: Nov. 9, 2010

  2. Examples of Hard Technology: Computers, Cameras, Video in the courtroom to improve presentation Courtroom 21 and 23 Project and the virtual courtroom Drug Testing in the Federal Pretrial System Electronic monitoring of pretrial releasees Examples of Soft Technology: Radio frequency identification technology used by the courts in DeKalb County JNET in Pennsylvania: seamless information sharing Multnomah County Oregon’s Sentencing Support Tools CourTools : New MIS capabilities for courts Data Warehouses to store/protect records Hard and Soft Technology in Court

  3. Court Technology: Issues to Consider • How are these technological innovations applied to key decision points in the court process: • (1) Pretrial Decisions: release, bail, detention • (2) Trial: presentation of evidence, use of simulations • (3) Jury decision-making: access to technology during deliberations

  4. Issues To Consider: Disparity • Will availability and utilization of court technology vary by race, class, or location? • Will technology increase disparity in court decisions?

  5. Issues to Consider: Cost • What is the cost of new technology? • Will technology be implemented as designed? • Will the private sector’s role in court process be expanded? • Is privacy an issue as data access improves?

  6. Issues to Consider: Performance • Will hard and soft technology can be used to improve the (1) Transparency,(2) Efficiency and(3) Effectiveness of our court system? • It is too soon to tell.

  7. The Tavares Case: How Technology could have prevented homicide • Released from prison after serving 16 years for murder. • Involuntary civil commitment not considered by corrections authorities prior to release. • New charges for an assault while in prison filed upon release • Assault occurred 18 months prior to release • Court released him without electronic monitoring; he fled to Washington. • Warrant for his arrest and return to Massachusetts delayed for cost reasons. • Tavares killed a couple in a dispute over $50.

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