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The Judicial Interactive Video Network.
Montana Courts.
A collaborative effort between the Court Assessment Program, the Montana Juvenile Probation Officer's Association (JPOA) and Montana Legal Services to allow district court judges to expedite the handling of cases before them while maintaining the integrity of the court hearing. Montana Judicial Video Network Phase II Report.
Video Court Appearance.
National Court Programs Inc. Santa Monica, CA.
National Court Programs, Inc.is a service provider of VCAs. A VCA is a Video Court Appearance conducted remotely. Attorneys now have the option to appear for a Law and Motion hearing by VCA in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
Report to the Arizona Judicial Council.
Criminal Rules Video Conference Advisory Committee (June 2009).
An examination of the propsed use of video conferencing in the state of Arizona.
Schell, Steve
"Greater Safety, Efficiency Fuel Growing Use of Video Arraignment."
AOPConnected. Pennsylvania (Summer 2008).
Aimed at increasing court security and reducing defendant transportation costs, in June the Pennsylvania Supreme Court launched a $2.8 million initiative to expand the use of video conferencing technology within the state’s magisterial district courts.
Video Conferencing/Video Arraignment.
Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (July 2007).
CCNO will assist in enhancing the safety of courtroom personnel, the general public and CCNO Transportation Officers while decreasing the cost of transportation as well as the potential for escape by establishing a video conferencing link between the CCNO and the respective courtrooms for the purpose of conducting selected court appearances for offenders housed at CCNO.
Videoconferencing Approval in the Family Court Statewide.
South Carolina Judicial Department (January 2007).
This is an order from the Supreme Court of South Carolina.finds that the use of videoconferencing enhances the efficiency and security in courtroom proceedings, while maintaining the constitutional rights of the defendants
Bridging the Distance: Implementing Videoconferencing in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Court System (2005).
A manual to help guide jurisdictions as they consider utilizing videoconferencing technology.
Testimony by Video Teleconferencing in Criminal Cases.
State of New Hampshire (January 2004).
"Proceedings in Court" for expert witness testimony via video teleconferencing.
CLEMIS Video:Conferencing (OakVideo) .
Oakland County, Michigan (2003).
CLEMIS OakVideo implements video conferencing equipment to connect district and circuit courts, the prosecutor’s office, jail booking facilities, and law enforcement agencies.
Your Return on a Safer Tomorrow.
Statistical Analysis Center - Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance (2003).
This is a cost-benefit analysis on Wisconsin's videoconferencing project. It projects a $2,320,972 cost savings on an investment of $1,500,250.
Video Conferencing -- Contacts and Information.
New Jersey Judiciary (2001).
The video network is in place in every courthouse in the state, as well as in the Supreme Court, most Appellate Division chambers, and the New Jersey Law Center, headquarters of the state bar association. The hub of the network is located in the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in Trenton.
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Gramlich, John.
"States expand videoconferencing in prisons."
Stateline.org (May 2009).
Videoconferencing in prisons and jails is replacing inmates’ in-person trips to the courtroom or parole board, and even the way family members visit. Other uses of equipment include telemedicine and telepsychiatry.
Elbow, Steven.
"Courtroom videoconferencing -- a cost saver or just a hassle?."
The Capital Times, Madison, WI (April 2009).
Sheriff wants the judges to make more use of the videoconferencing equipment that was installed in the courthouse when it was built in 2006.
Rains, Cass
"Court Hearings Turning High Tech ."
EnidNews.com, OK (June 2008).
Court officials anticipate that a new video conference system allowing inmates in the county jail to appear in court via video will save money and increase safety
Crimaldi. Laura
"Patchy Reception for TV Justice."
Boston Herald, Boston, MA (January 2008).
Justice can be beamed into a courtroom by remote control, but 14 years after the state introduced videoconferencing for court proceedings the technology has yet to take hold throughout the judicial and correction systems.
Feals, Jennifer.
"Video Conferencing Changes Court Trials."
The SeaCoast Online (April 2007).
In several Maine counties, prisoners appear before the judge via video conferencing for arraignments and routine court appointments. The reasoning behind this approach is that video conferencing enhances security in the courtrooms since offenders will not be present and the process is more time efficient and less costly.
Scott, Andrew.
"Videoconferences Save Court Money."
Pocono Record (July 2006).
Videoconferenced proceedings in Monroe County Court in Pennsylvania could save the county time and money associated with prisoner transportation and reduce the risk of inmates escaping while being driven to and from jail.
Walsh, Trudy.
"Video Conferencing Via the Web and Not."
GCN (December 2004).
Security, sharp images and savings. That’s what criminal justice organizations in Florida and Michigan were looking for in a videoconferencing system. One found the solution in a dedicated network; the other concluded that a browser-based system met its needs. Both reaped similar savings in time, travel and other expenses.
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"Advantages of Videoconferencing Grow with Use."
The Third Branch (August 2006).
This article discusses the results of a Federal Judicial Center survey of judges from five circuits concerning their opinions on videoconferencing. The results from the survey indicate an overall favorable attitude towards videoconferencing because the practice saves both time and money.
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Standards for Digital Video Recording Systems .
Michigan State Administrative Office (March 2007).
These standards are established to ensure that courts purchase and operate video recording systems that are designed to meet the special requirements of courtroom recording. The standards include minimum system requirements in a checklist format to guide to courts when selecting digital video recording systems
Video Record System Implementation Manual.
Michigan Video Courtroom Users Group (February 2002).
Video does not eliminate the need for written transcripts. The Michigan Court of Appeals requires traditional written transcripts.
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"Environmentally Friendly."
CourtCall.
Assume that an attorney makes two roundtrips per week for various Court appearances, at 1 gallon of gas each way (20 mpg). Each gallon of gas emits approximately 20-28 pounds of CO2 into our air.
"Judges and Lawyers Go Green Everyday with CourtCall Appearances!."
Los Angeles Courts (September 2008).
In a period of ten years this project helped to eliminate approximately 2,000,000 car trips to and from Courts helping to save on the order of 2,000,000 gallons of gasoline.
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Video Technology in the California Courts.
Judicial Council of California (August 1997).
This historic report has extensive research on video technology including guidelines and video standards.
Use of Interactive Video for Court Proceedings: Legal Status and Use Nationwide.
National Institute of Corrections (1995).
This is a 1995 report from the National Institute of Corrections that defines the use of video conferencing in the states at that time.
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