Open AccessPost-pandemic Recommendations: COVID-19 Continuity of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency Workgroup
Author(s) -
Hamman Samuel,
A Thumma,
Mason Marcus,
W Reinkensmeyer,
Hon Bergin,
Helen Brown,
Ms Culin,
Ms Shawn
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
smu law review forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-9730
DOI - 10.25172/slrf.75.1.1
Subject(s) - workgroup , preparedness , pandemic , public health , public relations , best practice , emergency management , political science , civil defense , covid-19 , business , medicine , nursing , law , computer science , computer network , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In this report, the COVID-19 Continuity of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency Workgroup (Plan B Workgroup) makes recommendations about best practices and technologies that should be retained or adapted post-pandemic. The recommendations in this final Plan B Workgroup whitepaper are based on experience and feedback from Arizona’s courts addressing pandemic and post-pandemic practices. Although the original report, issued on June 2, 2021, included a May 2021 Survey of Arizona’s Courts, this updated report also includes information from a July 2021 State Bar of Arizona Survey and a September 2021 State of Arizona Public Opinion Survey addressing those practices. The workgroup’s findings and recommendations, which remain unchanged, can be summarized in five major categories: (1) Increasing Access to Justice, (2) Expanding Use of Technology, (3) Jury and Trial Management, (4) Communication Strategies and Disaster Preparedness, and (5) Health, Safety, and Security Protocols.