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COURT STUDIES - AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

NCJ Number
47668
Editor(s)
M L WOOD, R KAST
Date Published
1976
Length
111 pages
Annotation
STUDIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR OPERATION OF COURTS AND COURT SYSTEMS ARE CITED IN AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Abstract
ALL OF THE APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDIES CITED WERE PUBLISHED AFTER 1960. THE STUDIES CONCERN SUCH SUBJECTS AS CASEFLOW MANAGEMENT, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, CONGESTION AND DELAY, COURT ADMINISTRATION, FACILITIES, COURT ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE, COURT PERSONNEL, REFORM, COURT REPORTING, FINANCING, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, JUDGESHIP CRITERIA, JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION AND STATISTICS, JURY MANAGEMENT, PLEA BARGAINING, RECORDKEEPING, AND UNIFIED COURT SYSTEMS, AMONG OTHERS. ALL TYPES OF COURTS -- APPELLATE, BRANCH, CIRCUIT, MUNICIPAL, COMMON PLEAS, COUNTY, CORPORATION, LIMITED JURISDICTION, DISTRICT, FAMILY, HOUSING, JUVENILE, POLICE, PROBATE, RECORDER, SMALL CLAIMS, SUPERIOR, STATE SUPREME, TRAFFIC, TRIAL, ETC., -- ARE COVERED. EXCLUDED FROM THE BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE STUDIES OF CERTAIN COURT-RELATED MATTERS (E.G., PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, ARBITRATION PANELS, COURT LIBRARIES). THE LISTINGS ARE CATEGORIZED BY STATE AND INDEXED BY SUBJECT. NOT ALL OF THE ENTRIES ARE ANNOTATED.