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Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Presenter: Dino Romaniello
Court Solutions Branch, Court Services Division Ministry of the Attorney General
October 25, 2012
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Mandate of the Court Services Division, Ministry of the Attorney General:
To provide a modern and professional court service that supports accessible, fair, timely, and effective justice
services.
Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
The Court Services Division’s mandate is enabled by the strategic use of information technology which helps to meet the diverse and unique needs of every court location in Ontario.
Information technology supports and helps transform the day-to-day operations of the courts through the incremental introduction of new services for all users of the court.
The Court Solutions Branch is responsible for implementation and management of the information technology components of the Court Services Division’s Five-Year Plan.
Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Technology plays an increasingly important role in the day-to-day operations of Ontario’s courts.
Evolving business requirements, of the court and of the many justice partners who interact with the court, calls for new and innovative uses of both current and emerging technology.
Ongoing initiatives within the Court Services Division include:- Digital Recording - Enhanced Electronically Enabled Courtrooms- Videoconference Technology, including the use of mobile video
Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Digital Recording
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Digital Recording
Digital recording of the record assists the Ontario courts by providing:
Superior quality recordings,
Excellent annotation functionality,
Fast search and replay,
Secure and reliable storage of the court record,
Increased access, availability, and confidence in the court record, both in court and after proceedings
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Digital Recording
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Digital Recording
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS
Mobile IT Carts
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Select court sites across the province have Mobile Information Technology Carts available.
This “shareable” resource helps to provide enhanced evidence display capability for court proceedings.
There are two models of the Mobile IT Carts - standard and enhanced. Court sites choose from these two models based on local requirements.
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS
Mobile IT Carts
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Features include:
In-court display of multimedia presentations,Electronic evidence display, Support for remote appearances by counsel, witnesses and
interpreters, Fully integrated audio-visual systems controlled by touch panels,Equipment to support simultaneous interpretation, Integrated audio uplift and assistive listening devices, Internet access for counsel, as well as desk connections to
ceiling-mounted projectors and judicial monitors, andBail and Remand hearings using videoconferencing
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
The demand for electronic evidence display support, in a variety of multi-media formats, is ever-increasing, requiring support for:
Video surveillance technologies used by private sector organizations and police services, and
The requirement for the courts to ensure that all digital evidence can be viewed in court.
Upgrades for “play and display” electronic equipment are currently being implemented in 19 courtrooms in the Toronto Region.
This experience will assist in the development of a model for broadening the availability of electronically enabled courtrooms across the province.
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS… Moving Forward
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Evidence Camera
Counsel for the accusedand Crown Attorneys
Evidence Screen
Courtroom Screen
Public viewing room away fromthe courtroom
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS… Moving Forward
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS
Desktop Units
Remand Unit
Accused persons appear via high-quality video Used for Bail and Remand, Weekend and Statutory Holiday (WASH)
Courts
Enabling Remote Appearances
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED COURTROOMS
Remote Appearances Via Video
Corrections Unit – located in institutions
Courtroom
Enabling Remote Appearances
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
VIDEOCONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
The Justice Video Network (JVN) is mandated to serve all areas of the justice system, providing standardized videoconferencing and converged communications services.
The solutions offered by JVN introduce efficiencies and enable the transformation of day-to-day business.
VIDEOCONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY Mobile Videoconferencing
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
VIDEOCONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY An essential tool for day-to-day operations of the courts,
the use of videoconference technology allows connections when travel/in-person appearances are not possible or efficient.
Uses in court administration include:- Bail / Remand,- Remote witness testimony and witness preparation,- Psychiatric/fitness assessments,- Expert witness Testimony/vulnerable witness testimony,- Multi-jurisdictional hearings,- Family case conferences, and- Hearings with participants in remote northern, fly-in only
locations.
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
VIDEOCONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY
Mobile videoconferencing technology provides a high definition, high quality, secure, and reliable video connection anywhere, anytime, using:
a personal computer, a webcam, a microphone, and appropriate software
Mobile Videoconferencing
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Mobile videoconferencing will assist the needs of both the court and justice participants by: Extending both reach and availability of the court’s video
network. Ensuring secure, reliable and easy-to use connections
between desktops, mobile devices, courtrooms, and non-traditional video access points.
Reducing the need for travel, reducing operating costs, increasing access.
VIDEOCONFERENCE TECHNOLOGYMobile Videoconferencing
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
Mobile videoconferencing can support the transformation of:
Court proceedings, Staff communication, Collaboration, andTraining
VIDEOCONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY
Mobile Videoconferencing
Ontario Showcase Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology
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Courtroom Modernization: In-Court Technology