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Last Updated: July 3, 2008

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This is a list of many of the resources recently added to our collection.  If you have a suggestion for a resource that you would like the Library to obtain, please contact us.

Note: Some of the resources on this list are older materials that were recently retrieved from Archive Storage and added to the Library's Catalog for the first time.

 

Access and Fairness

 

Hernandez, Saul E.

Spanish Speaker Perceptions of Access and Fairness of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Vicinage XV and Improvement Recommendations (CEDP Paper)

KFN2314 .V5 H47 2008

 

Hsia, Heidi M.

Disproportionate Minority Confinement: 2002 Update [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Iyer, Deepa and Juliet K. Choi.

Equal Justice, Unequal Access: Immigrants & America's Legal System: Recommendations for Action and Collaboration.

KF8725 .I94 2005

 

Krause, Richard A.

Public Perceptions of the Accessibility and Fairness of the Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois (CEDP Paper)

KFI1710.5 .A3 K73 2008

 

Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court. Committee for Gender Equality.

Annual Report of the Committee for Gender Equality of the Supreme Judicial Court (retrieved from Archive)

KFM2962 .A15 M37 1993

 

National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts (17th: 2005: Atlanta, Georgia)

Justice, Power and Prejudice.

KF9223 .A75 N37 2005

 

New York Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts.

Annual Report of the New York Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts (retrieved from Archive)

KFN5950 .W66 A56 1992

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

Alabama State Bar. Task Force on Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures in Alabama With Mediation Model (retrieved from Archive)

KFA560.3 .Z9 A5 1998

 

Choi, Stephen, Jill E. Fisch and Adam C. Pritchard.

Attorneys as Arbitrators.

KF9085 .C46 2008

 

Davidow, Virginia.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (Civil Litigation) Orange County, California: Meeting the Local Expectations in 2008 (CEDP Paper)

KFC1093 .D38 2008

 

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Foreclosure Mediation Program Model.

KFO560.3 .F67 2008

 

Caseflow Management

 

Evans, Patrice.

An Analysis of Criminal Felony Case Processing in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois (CEDP Paper)

KFI1710.5 .C65 E93 2008

 

Fazari, Giuseppe M.

An Assessment of Criminal Case Management in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage (CEDP Paper)

KFN2310.5 .C65 F39 2008

 

Mahoney, Barry ... [et al.]

Civil Caseflow Management Improvement in the Wayne County Circuit Court, February 1989 - May 1990 (retrieved from Archive)

KFM4716 .W39 M35 1990

 

Siegel, Gene and Gregg Halemba.

The Importance of Timely Case Processing in Non-Detained Juvenile Delinquency Cases [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Child Custody

 

Clemens, Nancy L.

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Tioga County (PA) Education Program for Separated/Divorcing Parents (CEDP Paper)

KFP100 .C54 2008

 

Child Support

 

Colorado Child Support Commission.

Colorado Child Support Commission Report to the Honorable Roy R. Romer, Governor, and the Colorado General Assembly, December 1, 1991 (retrieved from Archive)

KFC1904.8 .C65 1991

 

Child Welfare

 

Kids Count.

Kids Count Data Center [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Molgaard, Virginia K., Richard L. Spoth and Cleve Redmond.

Competency Training: The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Native American Rights Fund.

A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act.

KF8210 .C45 P73 2007

 

Rhode Island. Office of the Child Advocate.

The Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate Handbook: A Guide to the Rhode Island Child Welfare System (retrieved from Archive)

HV742 .R4 R46 1999

 

Vandivere, Sharon.

Unsupervised Time: Family and Child Factors Associated With Self-Care [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Webster-Stratton, Carolyn.

The Incredible Years Training Series [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Continuations

 

The Library receives on a continuous basis, updates or revisions to various resources that are already part of the collection. Some of the recently received materials are:

 

Jury Selection.

KF8979 .S73 2008

 

2008 State-by-State Guide to Human Resources Law.

HF5549.2 .U5 B83 2008

 

Court Administration

 

Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts.

Clerk of Courts Manual (CD-ROM)

KFP526 .C5 C54 2005

 

Center for Court Innovation (U.S.)

Resource Manual: Sample Documents from the Midtown Community Court.

KFX2018 .R47 2000

 

District of Columbia. Joint Committee on Judicial Administration.

Delivering Justice: Strategic Plan of the District of Columbia Courts 2008-2012.

KFD1710 .D571 2008

 

Kleiman, Matthew and Charles Ostrom.

Ontario Justice of the Peace Workload Assessment.

KEO1057.5 .K54 2008

 

Pew Center on the States and the National Center for State Courts.

The Role of State Court Leaders in Supporting Public Policy That Affects the Administration of Justice: for Chief Justices and State Court Administrators.

KF8700 .A17 R65 2008

 

Richards, Monica.

Maintaining the Integrity of Capital Case Appeals: From Case Initiation Through Certification for Accuracy (CEDP Paper)

KFC958 .R53 2008

 

Whitehead, Anita.

Assessing the Issues Related to Criminal Dispositions in Real Time in Nevada (CEDP Paper)

KFN1110.5 .A3 W45 2008

 

Court-Community Initiatives

 

Nguyen, Thu B.

Vietnamese American Court Users in Orange County, California (CEDP Paper)

KFC969 .O7 V54 2008

 

Court Culture and Performance

 

Choi, Stephen J., G. Mitu Gulati and Eric A. Posner.

Which States Have the Best (And Worst) High Courts?

KF8732 .C46 2008

 

Clarke, Thomas M. ... [et al.]

A Unifying Framework for Court Performance Measurement.

KF8732 .U55 2008

 

Court Interpretation

 

Consortium for State Interpreter Certification.

Consortium for State Interpreter Certification: Professional Issues Survey 2006.

KF8725 .C67 2006

 

Court Rules

 

The Library maintains print versions of court rules from all 50 states.  They are located in the reference section of the collection.  Some of the recent additions include:

 

Delaware Court Rules 2008 Supplement

Idaho Court Rules 2008

Illinois Court Rules 2008

Nevada Court Rules 2008 Supplement

New Mexico Court Rules 2008 Supplement

 

Court Security

 

United States. Department of Justice. Evaluation and Inspections Division.

The United States Marshals Service Judicial Security Process [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Courthouses: Design and Finance

 

Gillert, Renee S.

An Analysis of the Current and Projected Facility Needs of the 45-B District Court, Oak Park, Michigan (CEDP Paper)

KFM4710.5 .A3 G55 2008

 

Knapel, Carole Sanchez.

Project Delivery Options: An Introduction to Corrections Construction (retrieved from Archive)

HV8805 .K63 1993

 

Maiocco, Frank A.

A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Kitsap County Courthouse (CEDP Paper)

KFW510.5 .A3 M35 2008

 

Criminal Justice

 

Bowker, Gary M.

Jail Resource Issues: What Every Funding Authority Needs to Know [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation.

Challenges of Evaluation Research: Conference Program: The Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation.

HV8132 .C66 2004

 

Harries, Keith.

Mapping Crime: Principle and Practice [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Martinez, Pablo.

Elderly Offenders in Texas Prisons (retrieved from Archive)

HV9475 .T4 E58 1999

 

National Institute of Justice (U.S.)

Two Views on Imprisonment Policies: Presentations From the 1996 Annual Research and Evaluation Conference (retrieved from Archive)

KF9730 .A75 T86 1997

 

Nelson, Marta.

Why Planning for Release Matters (retrieved from Archive)

HV9304 .N45 2000

 

Reed, Tom.

Oranges to Oranges: Comparing the Operational Costs of Juvenile and Adult Correctional Programs in Texas (retrieved from Archive)

HV9105 .T4 R44 1999

 

United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Critical Elements in the Planning, Development, and Implementation of Successful Correctional Options (retrieved from Archive)

HV9469 .C75 1998

 

Differentiated Case Management

 

Dede, Lisette Sanabria.

Dissolution of Marriage With Children: High Conflict Indicators and Differentiated Case Management (CEDP Paper)

KFF510.5 .C65 D43 2008

 

Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity

 

Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia.

Georgia Pandemic Influenza Benchbook [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Graubard, Andrew H.

Court Staff Expectations About Pandemics (CEDP Paper)

KFF510.5 .A3 G73 2008

 

Save the Children (U.S.)

The Unique Needs of Children in Emergencies: A Guide for the Inclusion of Children in Emergency Operations Plans [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Strouse, Daniel S.

Public Health Law: A Judicial Reference Guide for Arizona Courts [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Drug Courts

 

Mackinem, Mitchell B.

Drug Court: Constructing the Moral Identity of Drug Offenders.

KF3890 .M33 2008

 

O'Keefe, Kelly and Michael Rempel.

The Staten Island Treatment Court Evaluation: Planning, Implementation, and Impacts.

KFN5969 .S73 O33 2006

 

Family Violence

 

Sabatino, Lauren Lazarus.

Looking at Family Court-Involved Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Fatality Cases Through the Lens of Prevention (CEDP Paper)

KFF567 .F35 S23 2008

 

Washington (State). Domestic Violence Task Force.

Final Report of the Washington State Domestic Violence Task Force (retrieved from Archive)

HQ809.3 .U5 W36 1991

 

Human Resources

 

Morisky, Joan P.

Use of Family Medical Leave Act in Vicinage XV, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey (CEDP Paper)

KFN2326 .C45 M67 2008

 

Indigent Defense

 

American Bar Association. Modest Means Task Force.

Handbook on Limited Scope Legal Assistance: A Report of the Modest Means Task Force [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Haley, Reginald.

Assessing and Insuring Quality: From a Client's Perspective.

KF336 .A87 2004

 

International

 

American Bar Association. Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI)

Comments on Romania's Proposed Legislation on Organization of the Judiciary.

KKR1572 .C66 1991

 

Boccazzi-Varotto, Attilio.

Malta 360.

DG989.3 .M34 1989

 

Costin, Claudia and Waleed Malik.

Iudicis: Harnessing Knowledge for Judicial Reform.

KG495 .I93 2001

 

Ehm, Josef.

Praha.

DB2620 .E35 1991

 

Karafin, Diana L.

Community Courts Across the Globe: A Survey of Goals, Performance Measures and Operations.

KTL1583 .K37 2008

 

Lilla, Michael Anthony.

Promoting the Caribbean Court of Justice as the Final Court of Appeal for States of the Caribbean Community (CEDP Paper)

KGJ495 .L55 2008

 

Nadeau, Christian.

Parliamentary and Presidential Elections in Russia, 1999-2000: Duma Election 19 December 1999, Presidential Election 26 March 2000: Technical Assessment With Recommendations for Legal and Procedural Reform.

JN6699 .A5 P36 2001

 

Prityka, D.N.
Arbitration Courts of the Ukraine.

KKY1829 .A97 1997

 

Singapore. Subordinate Courts.

Serving Justice.

KPP332.5 .S47 2007

 

Judicial Ethics, Conduct and Discipline

 

Choi, Stephen J. and G. Mitu Gulati.

Bias in Judicial Citations: A Window Into the Behavior of Judges?

KF8775 .C47 2006

 

Choi, Stephen J. and G. Mitu Gulati.

Which Judges Write Their Own Opinions (And Should We Care)?

KF8775 .C48 2005

 

Judicial Compensation

 

Choi, Stephen J., G. Mitu Gulati and Eric A. Posner.

Are Judges Overpaid?: A Skeptical Response to the Judicial Salary Debate.

KF8777 .C46 2007

 

Judicial Independence

 

Choi, Stephen J. and G. Mitu Gulati.

Trading Votes for Reasoning: Covering in Judicial Opinions.

KF8775 .C46 2008

 

Judicial Performance Evaluation

 

Brody, David C.

Pierce County Superior Court Judicial Performance Evaluation: Final Report [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Judicial Selection

 

Choi, Stephen J. and G. Mitu Gulati.

Choosing the Next Supreme Court Justice: An Empirical Ranking of Judicial Performance.

KF8778 .C46 2003

 

Choi, Stephen J., G. Mitu Gulati and Eric A. Posner.

Professionals or Politicians: The Uncertain Empirical Case for an Elected Rather Than Appointed Judiciary.

K2146 .C46 2007

 

Juries

 

Lopshire, Wanda.

Assessing and Improving the Jury Process in Washoe County, Nevada (CEDP Paper)

KFN1142 .L67 2008

 

Munsterman, G. Thomas.

Administration Support of Jury Operation: Orleans Parish, Louisiana (retrieved from Archive)

KFL542 .M86 1990

 

New York State Unified Court System.

Best Practices for Jury System Operations.

KFN6045 .B47 2008

 

Smedley, Tracy L.

Beyond Failure to Appear Notices: A Reexamination of Juror Attitudes in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri and an Examination of Other Techniques to Address Failure to Appear Patterns (CEDP Paper)

KFM8342 .S64 2008

 

Wunderlich, Donna.

Improving the Jury Experience Through Juror Education in North Dakota (CEDP Paper)

KFN9142 .W86 2008

 

Juvenile Justice & Delinquency

 

Austin, James.

Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment [electronic resource]

HV9104 .A88 2000

 

King, Melanie.

Guide to State Juvenile Justice Profiles [electronic resource]

KF9779 .K45 2006

 

Martinez, Beani.

The Degree of Difference for the Dual Adjudicated Minor in Utah (CEDP Paper)

KFU595 .M37 2008

 

United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Accountability in Dispositions for Juvenile Drug Offenders (retrieved from Archive)

HV9104 .A5 A32 1992

 

Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice.

Data Resource Guide (retrieved from Archive)

HV9105 .V7 D38 2005

 

Leadership and Management

 

Iverson, Christine J.

The Development of Mid-Level Court Managers in North Dakota (CEDP Paper)

KFN9126 .M36 I94 2008

 

Miscellaneous

 

Custer, Sarah, Amanda B. Cissner and Rachel Finkelstein.

Public Perceptions of Neighborhood Quality of Life and Safety in Five New York Communities: Results From Operation Data, 2004-2005.

HN60 .C87 2008

 

Day, Jennifer Cheeseman.

Population and Projections of the United States, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2050 (retrieved from Archive)

HA203 .D39 1996

 

Newman, Oscar.

Creating Defensible Space [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Vossekuil, Bryan.

The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Children and Electronic Media [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Pro Se Representation

 

Charn, Jeanne and Richard Zorza.

Civil Legal Assistance for All Americans.

KF8841 .C5 2005

 

Maryland Judicial Conference. Committee on Family Law.

Best Practices for Programs to Assist Self-Represented Litigants in Family Law Matters.

KFM1710.5 .A3 B47 2005

 

Science, Technology and the Law

 

American Society for Information Science and Technology.

ASIS&T 2001 Annual Meeting (CD-ROM retrieved from Archive)

Z1008 .A46 2001