NCJ Number
15491
Date Published
1972
Length
38 pages
Annotation
A NUMBER OF 'NON-TECHNOLOGICAL' CHANGES TO REDUCE THE TIME OF TRANSCRIPT PREPARATION ARE SUGGESTED, INCLUDING THE USE OF TWO-STEP TRANSCRIPT PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND STANDARDS FOR COURT REPORTER OUTPUT.
Abstract
SEVERAL TYPES OF COURT REPORTING SYSTEMS ARE REVIEWED. THE TRIPLEX SYSTEM WHICH INVOLVES THREE STEPS - WRITING NOTES, DICTATING FROM THESE NOTES, AND TYPING FROM THE DICTATED TAPE - IS SEEN AS A LONGER AND LESS EFFICIENT PROCESS THAN THE DUPLEX SYSTEM, WHICH INVOLVES ONLY WRITING NOTES AND HAVING THEM TYPED. TWO INNOVATIVE DUPLEX SYSTEMS, COMPUTER TRANSCRIPTION AND VOICE WRITING ARE ALSO REVIEWED. IT IS STATED THAT THE DIRECT VOICE RECORDING METHOD USED EXTENSIVELY IN COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION IS LESS ACCURATE BUT MORE ECONOMICAL THAN OTHER SYSTEMS. THE NEED FOR STANDARDS ON QUALIFICATIONS OF COURT REPORTERS, AND RECORDING AND PRODUCTION STANDARDS IS DISCUSSED. OTHER TOPICS EXAMINED IN THIS REPORT INCLUDE MANAGEMENT, THE ACCEPTABILITY OF TRANSCRIPTS, AND AIDS SUCH AS PARTIAL TRANSCRIPTS, PROCTORING, EARLY ORDERING, AND ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY TRANSCRIPTS. FUTURE SYSTEMS, CAREER PLANS AND TRANSCRIPT FEES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.