ASSESSMENT OF COMPUTER-AIDED TRANSCRIPTION - THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT (FROM INT'L SEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS SYSTEMS, 3D PROCEEDINGS, 1976, BY J LAUCHER - SEE NCJ-40336)

• NCJ Number: 40347
• Author(s): L P POLANSKY; J D MORAN; J R TOLLAR
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF A PILOT PROJECT IN PHILADELPHIA THAT IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT TOTALLY COMPUTERIZING THE TRANSCRIPTION OF COURT STENOGRAPHERS' NOTES.

Abstract

AT PRESENT, THIS PROJECT IS SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTING 15 COURT REPORTERS AND PLANS TO EXPAND TO INCLUDE THE TOTAL REPORTER STAFF. A TIME SAVINGS FACTOR OF WEEKS IS ANOTHER REASON FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT. TAPES CAN BE PROCESSED IN A MATTER OF HOURS, THUS ALLOWING MORE TIME FOR EDITING AND FINAL PRINTING. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....KAP