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New Library Resources

Last Updated: May 2, 2008

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This is a list of many of the resources recently added to our collections.  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

 

National Center for State Courts.

Report of Gender Bias Task Force Recommendations (retrieved from Archive)

KF8700 .Z95 N37 1990

 

Ohio. Racial Fairness Implementation Task Force.

Action Plan.

KFO508 .O35 2002

 

Adoption

 

Flango, Victor E. and Mary M. Caskey.

Adoptions, 2000-2001 (Journal Article Published in Adoption Quarterly, 2005)

HV875 .A345 2005

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

American Arbitration Association.

ADR and the Law: A Report of the American Arbitration Association, the Fordham International Law Journal and the Fordham Urban Law Journal

KF9085 .A15 A5 2008

 

James, Suzanne H.

The Impact of Settlement Conferences on Contract Cases (CEDP Paper)

KFM1760.3 .J36 1990

 

National Youth Network.

Want To Resolve a Dispute: Try Mediation (retrieved from Archive)

HV9076.5 .P54 2000

 

Purdy, Jill.

An Overview of State Dispute Resolution Programs: A Report Prepared for the Policy Consensus Initiative (retrieved from Archive)

KF9084 .P87 1998

 

Sammon, Mary T.

Akron Municipal Court, Small Claims Mediation Program: Mediation Handbook (retrieved from Archive)

KFO560.3 .S26 1996

 

Stephenson, Hallie B.

An Evaluation of the Mediation and Arbitration Program in the Southern District of New York (In Cooperation With the American Arbitration Association) - (CEDP Paper)

KFN6093 .S74 1987

 

Appellate Courts

 

Ohio. Appellate District Study Committee.

Final Report.

KFO513 .A67 2001

 

Sikora, George J.

Study of the Appellate Court Process (CEDP Paper)

KFN2313 .S55 1975

 

Capital Punishment/Death Penalty

 

LaFay, Laura.

Unequal, Unfair and Irreversible: The Death Penalty in Virginia.

KFV2965 .C2 U54 2000

 

Caseflow Management

 

Hughes, Jack.

A Study in the Civil Case Processing and a Review of the Function of the Civil Trial Coordinator for the Judicial District of York, Toronto, Canada (CEDP Paper)

KE8220 .H84 1977

 

Marvell, Thomas B.

Factors Behind State Appellate Caseload Growth (retrieved from Archive)

KF8750 .M37 1985

 

Mahoney, Barry.

Criminal Caseflow Management Improvement in the Hudson County Superior Court (Jersey City, NJ), February 1989 - May 1990 (retrieved from Archive)

KFN2316 .H8 M33 1990

 

Sherburne, Don.

Court Study: County of Kalamazoo, Michigan Felony Case Processing (CEDP Paper)

KFM4710.5 .A3 S54 1974

 

Spotts, Mercedes H.

Report Submitted to the Institute for Court Management of the Plan for the Implementation of a Hybrid Master Calendar/Personal Docket System for the Cleveland Municipal Court (CEDP Paper)

KFO510.5 .A3 S66 1975

 

Steelman, David C.

Improving Caseflow Management: A Brief Guide

KF8732 .S74 2008

 

Steelman, David C.

La Gestion Des Dossiers Judiciaries: Au Coeur De La Gestion Des Tribunaux Dans Le Nouveau Millenaire = Caseflow Management: The Heart of Court Management in the New Millennium (text in French)

KF8732 .S75 2004

 

Child Support

 

United States. Office of Child Support Enforcement.

Strengthening the Circle: Child Support for Native American Children (retrieved from Archive)

E98 .C5 S77 1998

 

Child Welfare

 

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Child Maltreatment ... : Reports From the States to the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.

HV6626.52 .C56

 

Weisz, Victoria.

Nebraska Court Improvement Project: 2005 Reassessment of Court and Legal system for Child Abuse and Neglect and Foster Care.

KFN567 .C5 W45 2006

 

Constitutional Law

 

Coates, Joseph F.

A Bill of Rights for the 21st Century America.

K3240 .C63 2007

 

Ducat, Craig R.

Constitutional Interpretation.

KF4549 .D78 2004

 

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:

 

Wisconsin Judicial Benchbook, Vol. IV

KFW2915 .A65 W57

 

Court Administration

 

Center for Court Innovation.

Journal of Court Innovation.

KF8732 .A15 J68

 

Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project.

Bibliography of Courts Technical Assistance Project: Technical Assistance Reports and Special Publications (retrieved from Archive)

KF9223 .A1 B53 1982

 

Harris, Stephen E.

State of Maryland Office of the Public Defender 2001 Intake Manual.

KFM1778 .H37 2001

 

Jackson, David M.

The Connecticut Superior Court - Civil Division: An Empirical Study (CEDP Paper)

KFC4110.5 .A3 J33 1982

 

Johnson, Jesse.

The Impact of the District of Columbia Court and Criminal Procedures Act in 1970 upon the District of Columbia Courts and the Related Justice Environment (CEDP Paper)

KFD1762 .J64 1974

 

Kuban, Gerald B.

National Salary data for Trial Court Administrators (retrieved from Archive)

KF8771 .K83 1987

 

May, Edgar.

The Vermont Courts: Challenge for Change: Judicial Operations Management Study (retrieved from Archive)

KFV510.5 .A3 M39 1992

 

National Center for State Courts.

Implementing Performance Management in the California Courts.

KFC958 .I47 2007

 

National Center for State Courts.

Mississippi Courts Master Plan: A Strategy for Implementation (retrieved from Archive)

KFM7108 .M57 1977

 

Silver, Roger.

The Inherent Powers of the Florida Courts (CEDP Paper)

KFF510.5 .A3 S55 1984

 

Simonson, Terry A.

The Preparation of a Standard Operating Procedural Manual For the Records Division of the Tulsa Municipal Court (CEDP Paper)

KFO1710.5 .A3 S56 1984

 

Sinsky, Philip A.

Rhode Island Superior Court Sitting in Newport and Washington Counties (CEDP Paper)

KFR510.5 .A3 S56 1972

 

Stritzinger, Ronald Wm.

Evaluation of Felony Disposition Reporting in Louisiana (CEDP Paper)

KFL510.5 .A3 S77 1992

 

Tobin, Robert.

Study Design and Methodology for a Survey of Judicial Manpower and Space in the Massachusetts Judicial System (retrieved from Archive)

KFM2910.5 .A3 T62 1976

 

Wachtler, Sol.

The Plan for the Administration and Operation of the Trial Courts: New York State Unified Court System: Fiscal Year 1990-91 Through Fiscal Year 1992-93 (retrieved from Archive)

KFN5958 .P52 1990

 

Court-Community Initiatives

 

Kiernan, Laura.

Risky Business: New Hampshire's Experience Inviting Citizens to Examine State Courts.

KFN1708 .K54 2008

 

Court Interpretation

 

Richardson, Gail.

Evaluation of Selected Organizational Objectives in the Office of Interpreter Services Circuit Court of Cook County (retrieved from Archive)

KFI1726 .T72 R53 1990

 

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:

 

Rhode Island Court Rules 2008

Florida Court Rules 2008

Nebraska Court Rules 2008

Alaska Court Rules 2008

Montana Court Rules 2008

 

Court Unification

 

Solien, Gregory W.

State of Minnesota Trial Court Unification: What Benefit to Delay Reduction Efforts? (CEDP Paper)

KFM5910.5 .A3 S65 1988

 

Sontag, David K.

Unified Administration at the Trial Court Level: A Feasibility Study for Sonoma County and a Plan for the Future (CEDP Paper)

KFC958 .S66 1976

 

Courthouses: Design and Finance

 

Bach, Paltiel J.

Evaluation of the Facility Requirements of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office (retrieved from Archive)

KF9223 .A75 B33 1976

 

Bignell, Michael A.

Review of Current County Court Facilities and Space Requirements, Dakota County (Hastings), Minnesota (retrieved from Archive)

KF9223 .A75 B53 1980

 

Fund for Modern Courts.

Report on the Facilities of the Family Court of New York City (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .N7 F86 1989

 

Fort, William.

Review of General Management and Space Planning Needs of the Juvenile Department of the Lewis County, Washington Superior Court (retrieved from Archive)

KFW510.5 .D4 F67 1977

 

Johns, Patricia M.

2000, A Space Odyssey: Space and Personnel Needs of San Diego Judicial District: 1982 - 2000 (CEDP Paper)

KFC958 .J64 1982

 

Kostritsky, George E.

Security Systems Analysis for the Norfolk Court Facilities: Norfolk, Virginia (retrieved from Archive)

KF9223 .A75 K67 1974

 

National Center for State Courts and Ellerbe, Inc.

Hennepin County Juvenile Justice Facilities: Unpublished Work Papers (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .M6 H41 1978

 

National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture.

Oakland County Court Facility: Pontiac, Michigan, March 1977 (retrieved from Archive)

NA4473 .P6 O3 1977

 

New York (State). Court Facilities Task Force.

Survey of Court Facilities in New York State (retrieved from Archive)

KFN5958 .A85 1981

 

National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture.

The Second Judicial Circuit of Maryland: Queen Anne's (retrieved from Archive)

KFM1712 .Q3 1977

 

North Carolina. Administrative Office of the Courts.

Ten Courthouses in North Carolina: A Part of the "Adjudication Facilities Study" of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .N8 T46 1977

 

Siegel, Lawrence.

Space Planning Evaluation and Recommendations, District Attorney's Office, New York County, New York (retrieved from Archive)

KF9223 .A75 S54 1976

 

Space Management Consultants, Inc.

A Program for Revitalizing the Suffolk County Court Complex (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .M4 S921

 

Space Management Consultants, Inc.

A Statement on Facility Needs for the Proposed Judicial Building Within the Criminal Justice Complex: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (retrieved from Archive)

KF9223 .A75 S73 1973

 

Space Management Consultants, Inc.

A Study of the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Florida With Recommendations for Expansion (retrieved from Archive)

KFF510.5 .D4 S63 1976

 

Space Management Consultants, Inc.

A Report On a Preliminary Study of Judicial Facilities for the State of Vermont (retrieved from Archive)

NA4472 .V4 S85

 

Crime/Criminal Justice

 

American Bar Association. Criminal Justice Section Standards Committee.

ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Pretrial Release.

KF9232 .A6 S5 2001

 

Berkman, David J. and Conrad J. Roncati.

The Justice Management Institute: A Proposal (CEDP Paper)

HV8143 .B47 1975

 

Johnson, Christopher R.

Study of Victim/Witness Needs of the Johnson County, Kansas Court System (retrieved from Archive)

KFK200 .J64 1976

 

Ramirez, Linda Friedman.

Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense.

KF9646 .R35 2007

 

United States. General Accounting Office.

Federal Criminal Justice System: A Model to Estimate System Workload: Report to the Committees on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (retrieved from Archive)

KF9223 .U55 1991

 

Drug Courts

 

Johnson, Shelly.

The Hamilton County Drug Court: Outcome Evaluation Findings: Final Report

KFO374 .J64 2000

 

Family Courts

 

Center for Families, Children and the Courts.

Unified Family Court Connection (Periodical)

KF505.5 .A15 C46

 

Finance

 

Steiner, Robert J.

Implementing An Automated Cashiering System in the Municipal Courts in Los Angeles County: A Case Study (CEDP Paper)

KFC971 .L6 S74 1985

 

United States. General Accounting Office.

U.S. Courts: Estimated User Fee to Pay For New Facilities: Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate (retrieved from Archive)

KF5702 .C6 U5 1991

 

Futures and Trends

 

Canton, James.

The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape The World For the Next 5, 10, and 20 Years.

CB161 .C35 2006

 

Human Resources

 

Ijoma, Collins.

An Evaluation of the Affirmative Action Program for Essex County Judiciary, New Jersey (CEDP Paper)

KFN2310.5 .A3 I36 1991

 

National Center for State Courts.

Guide to Performance Management.

HF5549.5 .R3 G85 1998

 

Shapiro, Irving.

A Training Critique and Employee Handbook for New York Supreme Court, Kings County (CEDP Paper)

KFN6124.5 .S53 1974

 

International

 

Justice College.

A Practical Guide for Court and Case Flow Management for South African Lower Courts.

KTL1576 .P73 2006

 

Russian Judicial System (retrieved from Archive)

KLB1572 .R87 2002

 

Judicial Compensation

 

Rolfson, Calvin N.

A Comparative Examination and Analysis of the North Dakota Judicial Salary and Retirement Structure (retrieved from Archive)

KFN9125.5 .S3 R65 1972

 

Judicial Conduct

 

Ohio. Supreme Court. Joint Task Force on Judicial Liability and Immunity.

Report of the Supreme Court of Ohio, Joint Task Force on Judicial Liability & Immunity.

KFO525 .O35 2006

 

Sample, James, David Pozen and Michael Young.

Fair Courts: Setting Recusal Standards.

KF8861 .S26 2008

 

Judicial Performance

 

Court Watch of North Carolina.

Assessment of Judges in NC Divisions III & IV.

KFN7925.5 .R3 A87 2007

 

Judges

 

Epstein, Lee.

The Choices Justices Make (retrieved from Archive)

KF8742 .E66 1998

 

Ohio Judicial Conference.

2006 Report to the Members.

KFO525 .O36 2006

 

Stewart, John.

A Study of Judgeship Needs Methodology and the Arkansas Process (CEDP Paper)

KFA4125.5 .W67 S74 1987

 

United States. General Accounting Office.

Federal Courts: Determining the Need for Additional Judges: Briefing Report to the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg, United States Senate (retrieved from Archive)

KF8775 .Z9 U54 1987

 

Juries

 

Bernard, Robert L.

An Analysis of Demographic Changes Experienced in the Jury Pool for Polk County, Iowa, When the Voter's List Was Supplemented By the Driver's List (CEDP Paper)

KFI4742 .B47 1982

 

Maryland State Bar Association. Standing Committee on Jury Instructions. Civil Subcommittee.

Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions.

KFM1742.6 .M37 2002

 

Maryland State Bar Association. Standing Committee on Jury Instructions. Committee on Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions.

Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions.

KFM1783 .A65 M37 1986

 

Ohio Judicial Conference. Jury Instructions Committee.

Ohio Jury Instructions: A Collection of Standard Jury Instructions in Civil and Criminal Cases.

KFO542.6 .A65 O37

 

Pennsylvania. Supreme Court. Advisory Committee for Proposed Jury Instructions.

Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Civil Jury Instructions.

KFP542.6 .P46

 

Pennsylvania. Supreme Court. Advisory Committee for Proposed Jury Instructions.

Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal Jury Instructions.

KFP583 .A65 P46

 

Smith, Whitfield C.

A Study on Jury Panel Usage by the Superior Court for DeKalb County, Georgia (CEDP Paper)

KFG542 .S65 1987

 

Stahanovich, George.

A Study of Jury Management in Middlesex County, N.J. (CEDP Paper)

KFN2342 .S73 1975

 

United States. Court of Appeals (10th Circuit). Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee.

Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions.

KF9682 .A65 C74 2005

 

Juvenile Justice & Delinquency

 

Maryland State Department of Education. Citizenship Law-Related Education Program.

Good Times, Bad Times: Drugs, Youth, and the Judiciary (retrieved from the Archive)

KF273 .G66 1992

 

DeFrances, Carol J.

Juveniles Prosecuted in State Criminal Courts: National Survey of Prosecutors, 1994.

KF9794 .D44 1997

 

National Youth Network.

Does Your Youth Program Work? (retrieved from Archive)

HV9076.5 .P53 2000

 

Leadership and Management

 

Indelicato, Paul.

Evaluation of the Dade County Clerk's Office Leadership Skills Training Program on Managerial Effectiveness (CEDP Paper)

KFF526 .C5 I53 1991

 

Miscellaneous

 

Alhir, Sinan Si.

UML in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference.