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NCJ Number:	83362

Title:	Developments and Innovations in Trial Justice Around the World

Author(s):	H H Greene

Corporate Author:	World Assoc of Judges United States of America

Date Published:	1976

Page Count:	17

Sponsoring Agency:	C L B Publishers, Inc Kensington, MD 20895 US Dept of Justice Washington, DC 20531 World Assoc of Judges Washington, DC 20006

Grant Number:	76DF-99-0018

Sale Source:	C L B Publishers, Inc 10580 Metropolitan Avenue Kensington, MD 20895 United States of America

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	International innovations are briefly reviewed for victim compensation, sentencing, plea bargaining, trial system modernization, legal aid services in developing countries, small claims litigation, multilingual proceedings, juvenile justice, and court administration.

Abstract:	Basic elements of victim compensation are outlined for New Zealand, the pioneer; Britain; Northern Ireland; Western Australia; and Ontario, Canada. In the area of sentencing, the Hon. Harold Greene, World Chairman of the World Association of Judges, Trial Division, reports on a study designed to determine what factors most strongly influence judges in imposing sentence. Problems encountered in implementing plea bargaining agreements in actual court dispositions are cited from various countries, and the modernization of trial systems is described for the United Arab Emirates and the East Central State of Nigeria. The provision of legal aid services is described for Algeria and Colombia, while reforms in small claims litigation are recounted for Puerto Rico and Ontario, Canada. The provision of multilingual proceedings for non-English speaking defendants is described for the United States and Quebec, Canada. Changes in juvenile justice legislation are considered for the United States, Great Britain, and Scotland, and United States reforms in court management are briefly mentioned.

Index Term(s):	Algeria; Australia; Canada; Colombia; Court management; Court reform; Great Britain/United Kingdom; Interpreter Services; Juvenile justice system; Legal aid services; New Zealand; Northern Ireland; Plea negotiations; Puerto Rico; Scotland; Sentencing disparity; Small claims courts; United States of America; Victim compensation



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