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On the Agenda Video Conference     Family Group Conferences     The Cost Of Crime To Economy     A Refuge for the Victims of Trafficking In Women     Vehicle Confiscation     Automatic Electronic Enforcement Project     Electronic Monitoring     Prison Privatization     Security On Public Transportation     Israel-USA cooperation     "City without Violence" Program     Policing high school studies Tools       Contact Us    Information Center    Agencies    Links    News    Organizational Structure    עברית Homepage On the Agenda Video Conference  Using Video Conferencing for Arrest Extension Proceedings  An Interministerial steering committee, headed by the Ministry of Public Security, was created to examine the implications of a time-and-place-limited experiment in the use of video conferencing during arrest extension proceedings. The Ministry's data shows that in 2003 there were 38,526 proceedings dealing with the arrest extension of a suspect. Even though the method in current use has the advantage of the detainee being present in the court room in front of the judge, it also has many shortcomings. These include the exposure of the detainee to the general public while being transferred from his cell to the courtroom, and the discomforts caused to the suspect himself by the transfers from place to place, the long periods of waiting, and the body searches and handcuffs that lower the detainee's self dignity and that contribute nothing to the legal process.  The use of video conferencing will hopefully shorten the period of time the suspect will spend in custody and save resources, which could be diverted to improving conditions in detention cells. At the same time, the use of V.C. will be implemented in a way that will not interfere with the legal process or the suspect's rights. The USA, Canada, the UK and Australia have already put the new technique to successful use. This experimental program has already been authorized in the first stages of the legislation process, and is intended to be followed by an evaluation research, giving the committee an opportunity to evaluate the implications of such a program, and advise on its future use.   More Information    Use of Videoconference in Detention on Remand and Release on Bail - the Planned Experiment (as published in Innovation Exchange)

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