NCJ Number
140058
Date Published
1992
Length
135 pages
Annotation
This volume reviews eight automated systems used in court systems around the country. The report highlights new technologies including imaging, integrated criminal justice systems, an administrative budgeting system, voice response case scheduling, hand-held data-entry devices, and CD-ROM legal research.
Abstract
The traffic records imaging system used in the Los Angeles County Municipal Court integrates document-imaging technology with data-processing systems to support traffic citation processing. In Florida, the Criminal Justice Information System unites courts and criminal justice agencies in six counties with common hardware, software, procedures, and terminology. New York's Automated Budget System uses relational databases and spreadsheets to save time for budget preparers and reviewers. The Automated Telephone Calendaring System, in use in Florida, allows lawyers to directly schedule their civil hearings. The Washington Information Strategy Plan used information engineering techniques to develop data architecture. The Financial Information and Accounting System tracks all financial transactions of cases in Oregon. The California Municipal Court Information System is an interactive case record, tracking, and management system, while the Automated Citation Device allows highway patrol officers to issue and file citations electronically. Finally, the CD-ROM Legal Research Database, which put Arkansas cases and statutes on disk, has saved time and increased the effectiveness of legal research in the State's appellate courts.