The new equipment has greatly improved response time for identifying suspects, which formerly could take up to 45 days. Suspects also can now be booked on one card for up to eight offenses, which formerly required a separate card with fingerprints for each offense. The new mapping software will also enable mailings to be generated to notify residents when a sex offender moves into their neighborhoods. The site will offer pictures of the 200 or so offenders registered in the parish in order to improve public safety. The author, a New Jersey Superior Court judge, describes the cost-effectiveness of courtroom modernization efforts.
Electronic documents make it cheaper and easier to distribute copies to involved parties.
Videoconferencing can link judges with witnesses and other trials being held across the country. Web pages allow information to be shared about court hearings, with the author mentioning the New Jersey Judiciary Mass Tort Information Center Web page as a good example of such technology adoption. The design of the facility grew from a concept originally proposed by the Wyoming Department of Corrections .