STUDY OF COURT REPORTING SYSTEMS - V 1 - DECISION FACTORS

• NCJ Number: 2094
• Author(s): E H SHORT; M RUTHBERG
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 158 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI 71-042 IA
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY OF THE SYSTEMS CURRENTLY USED TO PRODUCE COURT RECORDS, NEW TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE, AND A PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTING COMPARATIVE COSTS OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS.

Abstract

ALL COURTS OF RECORD USE SOME METHOD OF RECORDING TESTIMONY AND PRODUCING THE OFFICIAL RECORD, BUT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN MODIFYING OR REPLACING THEIR CURRENT TECHNIQUES. THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF USING AN EXISTING COMPUTERIZED TRANSLATION SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TRANSCRIPTS IN A COURTROOM ENVIRONMENT, TO DEVELOP STATISTICS ON THE TIME AND COST OF TRANSCRIPT PREPARATION FOR METHODS NOW IN USE OR AVAILABLE, AND TO SURVEY LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE RECORDING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS. THIS VOLUME OF THE STUDY REPORT SUMMARIZES PROJECT ACTIVITIES, SURVEYS THE AVAILABLE SYSTEMS, AND OFFERS A DECISION TECHNIQUE TO ASSIST COURT ADMINISTRATORS IN SELECTING REPORTING PROCEDURES. ALL RECORDING METHODS ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THEIR OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL NEEDS, COST COMPONENTS AND THE PRINCIPAL ADVANTAGES. THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF A FOUR VOLUME STUDY. FOR ACCESS TO THE EXPERIMENTAL PHASE, A SUMMARY OF STATE LAWS, AND AN ANNOTATED LIST OF REFERENCES FOR THIS STUDY, SEE NCJ 002095, 002096, AND 002097 RESPECTIVELY.