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GUIDE TO JURY SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

NCJ Number
31751
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
85 pages
Annotation
GUIDELINES ARE PRESENTED FOR THE PLANNING AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE JURY SYSTEM.
Abstract
THESE ASPECTS INCLUDE THE COMPOSITION OF SOURCE LISTS; THE SELECTION, QUALIFICATION, AND SUMMONING OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS FROM THOSE LISTS; AND THE UTILIZATION OF JURORS DURING THE TERM OF SERVICE. THE STUDY REPORTS INNOVATIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES OBSERVED IN MANY OF THE COURTS STUDIED. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF VARIOUS PRACTICES ARE DISCUSSED, SUCH AS THE USE OF MULTIPLE SOURCE LISTS, THE COMBINATION OF QUALIFICATION AND SUMMMONING INTO ONE STEP, AND THE USE OF RANDOMIZATION AT EVERY STEP OF JUROR SELECTION. METHODS FOR MONITORING JURY SYSTEM ACTIVITIES AND FOR SIMPLIFYING CLERICAL PAPER WORK ARE INTRODUCED. THE NEED FOR FORMALIZED PLANNING ORDER TO ACHIEVE AN ORDERLY, INTEGRATED JURY SYSTEM IS EMPHASIZED.