Computers in judicial administration

The number of computer installations in the courts has increased rapidly in the past ten years. This trend indicates an enthusiasm in the courts to acquire the scientific and industrial technology that the business community has successfully used. The computer is recognized as being a major tool of technological development and for its tremendous capability for upgrading the quantity and quality of a wide variety of functions and services. However, while looking in ecstasy at the new horizons of computer technology, we must realize the computer’s dependency upon man. Computers are unlike any other machine. Switch on a water pump and water is pumped, but switch on a computer and nothing happens unless precise instructions have been prepared.