The Use of Computational Tools in Criminal Proceedings in Brazil: A Proposal for a Technological Model to Contribute to the Speed-Up of Cases Involving Persons Imprisoned  Without Final Conviction

Abdon Campos dos Santos; Filipe Cardoso Brito; Hugo Saba Pereira Cardoso; Aloísio Santos Nascimento Filho

doi:10.34178/jbth.v8i5.540

Abdon Campos dos Santos
Filipe Cardoso Brito
Hugo Saba Pereira Cardoso
Aloísio Santos Nascimento Filho

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34178/jbth.v8i5.540

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Procedural Celerity, Criminal Proceeding

Abstract

Brazil's National Council of Justice (CNJ) records qualitative data regarding procedural slowness. Meanwhile, the National Penitentiary Department System (SISDEPEN) provides quantitative data on the incarcerated population in Brazil. An analysis of the use of computational tools that could contribute to expediting proceedings for imprisoned persons may open new approaches and contributions applicable to judicial processes. The analysis of government and judicial data, combined with a review of the scientific literature, appears promising in the search for tools to assist the judiciary in decision-making, with a particular emphasis on those detained on a provisional basis. In this context, the development of a technological model could analyze millions of cases against specific legal variables and present judges with potential situations eligible for the granting of liberty—whether provisional or otherwise—thus contributing to procedural efficiency.