Acknowledgments

Introduction

Articles:

Introduction to Biometrics, or “Have Finger/Face/Hand/Voice, Will Travel”

Diversity in the Courts

The Death Penalty

Budget Woes and Resourceful Thinking

Computer-Based Interpreter Testing

Communication Is the Key in Court Security

Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems: Communication, Collaboration, and Cooperation,

Privacy and Public Access to Court Records: Public and Private Dimensions Create a Diverse Group of Collaborators

 The Paperless Law Practice

 The Ethics of Problem-Solving

 Family-Friendly Courts

 Teen Courts—A Juvenile Justice Diversion Program

 DUI Courts

A National Program to Increase Citizen Participation in Jury Service

Updates:

Crime Trends and the Courts 

Judicial Elections: NCSC Ad Hoc Committees

What To Watch:

Globalization and Federal Trade Politics 

Death Penalty for Juveniles

Unscientific Evidence

Authors 

Related Resources:

An Environmental Scan for the State Courts, 2002

Submission Form for Ideas or Comments 

Environmental Scan 

An Environmental Scan for the State Courts 2002 is an examination of both dominant and emerging issues across a broad range of fields, not exclusively the justice system, with forecasts stretching further into the future than in the Trends Report.

2002 Trends Report

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