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WILL COURTS SURVIVE IN THE URBAN CAULDRON?

NCJ Number
36441
Journal
Judicature Volume: 60 Issue: 2 Dated: (AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1976) Pages: 60-67
Author(s)
G BLAKE
Date Published
1976
Length
8 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE TREND IN URBAN LOWER COURTS (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE LOS ANGELES CITY AND COUNTY SYSTEMS) TOWARD MAKING CERTAIN HIGH-VOLUME PROCEEDINGS AS 'UN-COURT-LIKE' AS POSSIBLE TO DISPOSE OF HIGH CASELOADS.
Abstract
DISCUSSED ARE LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY COURT REFORM MEASURES OR INNOVATIONS WHICH HAVE ENABLED RAPID HANDLING OF PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS OFFENSES, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, JUVENILE CASES, AND SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS.