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Court Technology and Court Performance

Explore the impact and benefits of integrating technology in court systems to enhance performance, improve efficiency, and increase transparency. Learn about key resources and projects shaping the future of courts. Discover the role of technology in specialized courts like Community, Drug, DV, and Mental Health courts. Dive into the cost implications and long-range plans for federal judiciary IT upgrades. Understand how new technology is influencing court performance and changing roles in the legal sector.

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Court Technology and Court Performance

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  1. Court Technology and Court Performance Professor Byrne November 24, 2008

  2. An Overview of Key Resources • Court Technology web-links • Examining the Work of State Courts • Courtroom 21 Project • National Center for State Courts (NCSC) - Technology in the Courts • Jurist Legal Intelligence - Technological Applications in the Courts • Wired Courts • Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program • Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials and Courts • Court Technology: A Status Report • Preventing Targeted Violence Against Judicial Officials and Courts

  3. The Impact of Technology on the Courts: Science Matters • NPR "FBI's New Technology Revolutionizes DNA Analysis" Part 1 of 3 • NPR "Voice 'Fingerprint' Change Crime-Solving" Part 2 of 3 • NPR "FBI Unravels the Stories Skulls Tell" Part 3 of 3

  4. The Impact of Technology on the Courts: Specialization • Center for Court Innovation --See links for specific courts: • Community Courts: focus on restorative justice, emphasizing the needs of offenders and victims • Drug Courts: focus on addiction as a disease and the need for linking offenders to treatment and support • DV Courts: focus on the complex dynamics of family violence; linkages to family, juvenile, and criminal court/ specialized courts; assess risk to children, partners using new assessment technology; • Domestic Violence Court: overview of technology and information • An Informed Response: An overview of the domestic violence court technology application and resource link • Mental Health Courts: target the growing number of offenders in our court and correctional system with serious mental health problems( 1 in 5); diversion to mental health treatment; civil commitment; sexually dangerous offender statutes.

  5. Cost of New Technology • Long Range Plan for Information Technology in t he Federal Judiciary • Projected costs of federal court information system and technology upgrades: over 400 million per year for next five years.

  6. Impact of New Technology on Performance • Faster civil court case processing documented( 25% faster) • Increase workload for attorneys due to new technology as the system becomes more and more self-service. • Changing roles for court administrators as private sector involvement expands. • Transparency becoming a reality, leading to increased scrutiny of pre-trial, trial, and sentencing decisions.

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