Judicial Work and AV Use: Perceptions from Australian Courts
Keywords:
Courts, courtroom technololgy, judging, judicial workloadsAbstract
Use of technology significantly impacts the nature and volume of judicial work and consequently the expectations placed on judicial officers. While there are potential workload efficiencies in the use of audio-visual (‘AV’) links in Australian courts, the increasing dependence on technology may run counter to other important developments, notably procedural justice and therapeutic jurisprudence, which recognise and valorise the interactive nature of judicial work, especially sentencing in criminal cases. Analysing perceptions of AV technology use in courts creates a clearer picture of its benefits and disadvantages for judicial work, particularly in light of expectations of direct personal engagement in modern, technologically-augmented Australian courts.
El uso de la tecnología tiene un impacto significativo en la naturaleza y el volumen del trabajo judicial y, en consecuencia, en las expectativas sobre los agentes judiciales. Si bien es cierto que el uso de enlaces audiovisuales ('AV') implica potenciales aumentos de eficiencia del trabajo en los juzgados de Australia, la dependencia cada vez mayor de la tecnología podría ser contraproducente para con otras mejoras importantes, sobre todo el derecho procesal y la jurisprudencia terapéutica, los cuales reconocen y valoran la naturaleza interactiva de la labor judicial, especialmente a la hora de dictar sentencia en causas penales. El análisis de las percepciones sobre el uso de la tecnología AV en los juzgados permite obtener una idea más clara de sus ventajas y desventajas para el trabajo judicial, especialmente a la luz de las expectativas sobre la implicación personal y directa en unos juzgados australianos modernos y dotados de tecnología.
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