VIDEO TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTS

• NCJ Number: 43340
• Author(s): G V COLEMAN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 76 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-007-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE HISTORY OF THE USE OF VIDEO TECHNOLOGY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE -- BOTH VIDEO RECORDING AND LIVE INTERACTIVE VIDEO -- IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

FACTORS ARISING FROM THIS USE THAT ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER INCLUDE LEGAL ISSUES AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN RESOLVED; PERCEPTUAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED; AND EVIDENCE OF INCREASING ACCEPTANCE OF VIDEO TECHNOLOGY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE PAPER CONCLUDES THAT THE ULTIMATE APPLICATIONS OF VIDEO TECHNOLOGY WILL DEPEND ON CONSTITUTIONAL DECISIONS AND DECISIONS AS TO ITS MOST EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)