This is a followup to those who participated in the AALL Pro Dev
discussion about pro pers-
There is an excellent article in vol 52, #4 of the Syracuse Law Review
(2002) entitled "Access to Justice For the Self-Represented Litigant: An
Interdisciplinary Investigation by Designers and Lawyers".
This article discusses how sociologists, architects, and other
non-lawyers teamed up with some lawyers and observed how
self-represented litigants find forms in courts, how they go about
pursuing their cases. It reports some of the main obstacles encountered
by SRLs include information overload, misestimation of own competence,
emotion hinders performance, and mental model of processes not available
and how courts can use technology to overcome some of these problems.
They make several mentions of the following web site that is attempting
to use technology to overcome or minimize these obstacles:
http://www.judgelink.org/a2j/
Amy
-- __________________________________ Amy Hale-Janeke, J.D., M.L.S. Reference Librarian/Media Coordinator San Diego County Public Law Library 1105 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101-3904 (619) 531-4437 ahale@sdcll.org http://www.sdcll.org
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