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Last Updated: June 4, 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

 

American Bar Association. Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.

Rural Pro Bono Delivery : A Guide to Pro Bono Legal Services in Rural Areas.

KF337.5 .R8 R87 2003

 

Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity.

Perceptions of Fairness in the Florida Court System.

KFF510 .F56 2008

 

New York. Office of the Administrative Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York.

Volunteer Lawyer for a Day Project Report : A Test of Unbundled Legal Services in the New York City Housing Court.

KF336 .V68 2008

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

Florida. Office of the State Courts Administrator. Dispute Resolution Center.

ADR Resource Handbook : Selected Florida ADR Statutes and Court Rules.

KFF560.3 .A37 2008

 

Caseflow Management

 

Ackerman, H. Randolph.

Analysis of Staff Resource Needs for Case Processing in the Vermont District Courts (retrieved from Archive)

KFV510.5 .C65 A25 1987

 

Child Welfare

 

Haskins, Ron.

Child Protection : Using Research to Improve Policy and Practice.

HV741 .C48 2007

 

Logan, Jean S.

Safe Passage to Permanency : Guidelines for Foster Care Review (retrieved from Archive)

HV713 .S24 1999

 

Walker, Anne Graffam.

Handbook on Questioning Children : A Linguistic Perspective.

KF9673 .W35 1999

 

Civil Procedure

 

Walker, David S.

Study of Civil Litigation in the Iowa District Court.

KFI4710.5 .C65 S78 1985

 

Continuations

 

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

 

Studies, Law, Politics & Society V.43 - Special Issue: Law and Literature Reconsidered.

K376 .R47

 

California Jury Instructions-Criminal.

KFC1171 .A65 S8

 

Wisconsin Judicial Benchbook.

KFW2915 .A65 W57

 

Court Administration

 

Arizona. Commission on the Courts. Task Force on Court Productivity.

Report of the Task Force on Court Productivity (retrieved from Archive)

KFA4108 .A75 1989

 

Federal Judicial Center.

Chambers Handbook for Judges' Law Clerks and Secretaries [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Lucas, Malcolm M.

1991 Judicial Council Priorities and Action Plan (retrieved from Archive)

KFC955 .L82 1991

 

Minnesota. Office of the State Court Administrator. Research & Planning Office.

1986 Minnesota Weighted Caseload Study (retrieved from Archive)

KFM5910.5 .A3 .N56 1987

 

Superior Court of New Jersey Essex Vicinage.

Law Clerks' Manual : 2007-2008 [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Withered, Jerome L.

Hoosier Justice : A History of the Supreme Court of Indiana (retrieved from Archive)

KFI3078 .W58 1998

 

Court-Community Initiatives

 

Smith, Kembra L.

Public Education Project and Survey (CEDP Paper)

KF8700 .S65 1989

 

Court Interpretation

 

Herman, Madelynn and William Hewitt.

The National Center for State Courts and the Consortium for State Court Interpreter Certification Program (article from ATA Chronicle, Vol. 30, no. 10, 2001 - retrieved from Archive)

KF8807 .H47 2001

 

Court Rules

 

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

 

Arkansas Court Rules 2008

Vermont Court Rules 2008

Virginia Court Rules 2008 (May Supplement)

 

Court Security

 

National Sheriff's Association.

Court Security Resource Guide : A Practical Guide to the Practices, Procedures and Resources Available for Those Providing Court Security.

KF8733.7 .C68 2008

 

Court Unification

 

Shannon, Richard D.

Unification Study of Wyandotte County Court System, Kansas (CEDP Paper)

KFK510.5 .A3 S53 1974

 

Courthouses: Design and Finance

 

National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture.

Hamilton County Courthouse, Chattanooga, Tennessee : Preliminary Planning Report (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .T3 H36 1975

 

National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture.

Mercer County Courthouse : Second Floor Renovation (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .K4 N38 1977

 

National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture.

Langlade County Courthouse : Antigo, Wisconsin (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .W5 L36 1976

 

National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture.

Riley County Courthouse : Manhattan, Kansas (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .K3 R55 1977

 

Wright-Pierce.

Superior Court of New Hampshire : Rockingham County Facilities Study (retrieved from Archive)

KFN1716 .R6 S87 1981

 

Crime/Criminal Justice

 

Allison, Gordon and Kenneth Gardner.

A Study of the Feasibility of Creating Specialized Criminal Courts in Nueces County, Texas (retrieved from Archive)

KFT1762 .S78 1987

 

Baum, Katrina.

Identity Theft, 2005.

HV6679 .B39 2007

 

Clear, Todd R.

Imprisoning Communities : How Mass Incarceration Makes Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Worse.

HV9950 .C55 2007

 

Cohen, Thomas H.

Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts.

HV6787 .C4 2007

 

Sherman, Lawrence W.

Preventing Crime : What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising (retrieved from Archive)

HV7431 .S53 1997

 

Sleeter, John W.

Los Angeles County Felony Bail Tracking : Should it be Automated? (CEDP Paper)

KFC1160 .S54 1984

 

Futures and Trends

 

Council of State Governments.

Trends in America : 10 Forces of Change States Can't Ignore.

JK2408 .T74 2007

 

Zakaria, Fareed.

The Post-American World.

CB161 .Z34 2008

 

International

 

American Samoa. High Court.

Progress Report, Covering Period from Feb. 1970 to Jan. 1972 (retrieved from Archive)

JQ6235 .A63 1972

 

Barbour, George J.

Commonwealth Trial Court : Northern Mariana Islands (retrieved from Archive)

KWC328 .B37 1986

 

Langseth, Petter.

Strengthening Judicial Integrity and Capacity in Nigeria : Report of the First Federal Integrity Meeting for Nigerian Chief Judges.

KTA3500 .S77 2002

 

Regional Conference of Central and East European Countries on Fighting Corruption (2000 : Bucharest)

The Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Society in the Fight Against Corruption : Bucharest, 30-31 March, 2000 : Final Report (retrieved from Archive)

KJC3655 .A6 J83 2000

 

Judicial Selection

 

American Judicature Society.

Model Judicial Selection Provisions (retrieved from Archive)

KF8776 .M63 2008

 

Bybee, Keith J.

Bench Press : The Collision of Courts, Politics, and the Media.

KF5130 .B39 2007

 

Judges

 

Institute of Judicial Administration.

A Model Judiciary Article for the State of New York.

KFN5955 .I5 1967

 

Ohio Judicial Conference. Judicial Ethics Committee.

Judges on Government Boards.

KFO525 .D5 J83 2003

 

Juries

 

National Conference on Pattern Jury Instructions (2008 : Columbus, Ohio)

National Conference on Pattern Jury Instructions.

KF8972 .N39 2008

 

Stefanik, Dorothy A.

Improved Utilization of Petit Jurors Within the City of New York With Special Focus on Bronx and Richmond Counties (CEDP Paper)

KFN6181 .S73 1976

 

Juvenile Justice & Delinquency

 

American Correctional Association.

Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures : Juvenile Detention Facilities (retrieved from Archive)

HV9104 .A5 G85 1984

 

Schneider, Jeffrey.

Youth Courts : An Empirical Update and Analysis of Future Organizational and Research Needs.

KF9794 .S36 2008

 

Stahl, Anne.

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004.

HV9104 .S72 2008

 

Stahl, Anne.

Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985 - 2004.

HV9067 .D76 S72 2008

 

Stahl, Anne.

Petitioned Status Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004.

HV9104 .P48 S72 2008

 

Miscellaneous

 

Johnson, Daniel V.

Guideline Manual for the Supervision of the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee : A Reference Manual for Standing Trustees and the Bankruptcy Court (CEDP Paper)

KF1524 .J56 1987

 

Kennedy, Mary K.

Training the Trainers : Curriculum.

KF276 .K46 2007

 

Marshall, Edward M.

Transforming the Way We Work : The Power of the Collaborative Workplace.

HD4905 .M35 1995

 

McLagan, Patricia A.

On-The-Level : Performance Communication That Works.

HF5549.5 .C6 M33 1995

 

National Center for State Courts.

National Center for State Courts : A Commemorative History of its Structure and Organization in Honor of 20 Years of Service to the State Courts (retrieved from Archive)

KF294 .N33 1991

 

National Center for State Courts.

NCSC Strategic Plan 2009-2012.

HD30.28 .N38 2008

 

Richards, Peter Judson.

Extraordinary Justice : Military Tribunals in Historical and International Context.

K4754 .R53 2007

 

Pro Se Representation

 

Spuhler, Kent R.

Professionalism, Ethics and the Pro Bono Aspirational Goal of Florida Attorneys (retrieved from Archive)

KFF84.5 .P7 S68 1999

 

Science, Technology and the Law

 

Guckenberger, Guy C.

Electronic Signatures Report.

KFO510.5 .E44 2004

 

Keifer, Peter C.

An Analysis of Facsimile Use in Oregon Trial Courts : Final Report (retrieved from Archive).

KFO2910.5 .A3 K45 1990

 

Ohio Judicial Conference. Ad Hoc Committee on Public Records, Privacy, and the Internet.

Report of the Ohio Judicial Conference Ad Hoc Committee on Public Records, Privacy and the Internet.

KFO197 .P7 O35 2004

 

Sentencing

 

Ostrom, Brian J. ... [et al.]

Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing : A Comparative Study in Three States.

KF9685 .O88 2008

 

Specialized Courts

 

Case, Massey Mayo.

A Guide for Tribal Court Law Clerks and Judges [electronic resource]

Internet

 

Traffic Courts and Traffic Enforcement

 

Robertson, Robyn D.

Ignition Interlocks From Research to Practice : A Primer For Judges.

KF2231 .I36 2006

 

Lauer, Barbara.

Ignition Interlocks From Research to Practice : A Primer For Judges Florida Program.

KFF297.8 .I36 2006

 


 

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