Sixth Amendment

In-depth overview of of speedy trial issues, incorporating practice content/materials.

As a result of COVID-19, most jurisdictions in the country quickly moved court and court-related communications from in-person to audio- and video-technology without fully examining the impact of these technologies on the parties or the core purposes of the court process.

Provide outreach to stakeholders about the TTA resources that are available under this grant, with a goal of connecting with as many different stakeholder groups (including community, corrections, court administration, defense, judiciary, law enforcement, prosecution, and victims/witnesses) and geographic regions as possible, including a focus on groups and regions that historically have not received TTA resources.

Develop educational materials and resources to assist a variety of criminal justice stakeholders in understanding Sixth Amendment issues, assessing their community's current provision of Sixth Amendment protections and services, identify opportunities to enhance provision of Sixth Amendment protections, and share innovations with others.

Develop and maintain a website that will facilitate the sharing of resources, knowledge, and practices with criminal justice system actors and the general public. The platform will be a searchable system that will contain a variety of content, including materials created during the course of the grant, and existing resources. Materials will include videos, policy and procedure guides, academic research, articles and publications, and interactive learning opportunities.

An Advisory Committee representing a cross-section of criminal justice system stakeholders is being assembled to identify existing resources, gaps in the resources, emerging areas in need of support, and organizations and outlets to share TTA opportunities and information. The Committee will include representatives from law enforcement, prosecution, victim-witness agencies, defense, judiciary, court administration, corrections, data analysts, technologist, academics, impacted communities, rural jurisdictions, and disability communities.