| Court Unification |
Discusses court "unification" and the centralization of administrative authority and rulemaking powers, unitary budgeting, state (vs. local) funding of trial courts, and trial court consolidation.
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| Court-Community Initiatives |
Shows how courts can strengthen their relationships with the communities they serve and provides references to specific collaborative programs, such as community-outreach efforts, community courts, volunteer service programs, and court-community advisory councils.
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| Election Law |
Provides information on the legal and governmental context of the courts' role in elections.
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| Law-Related Education |
Presents a comprehensive source of information on LRE and includes references for LRE materials, including teachers' lesson plans, students' materials, mock trials, resources for judges and attorneys, and state-specific information on programs and contacts.
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| Notorious Cases |
Shows how courts must address the challenges that come with a notorious, high-profile case, such as pretrial matters, media coverage, juror privacy, and security.
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| Public Trust and Confidence |
Provides information on surveys assessing the level of public trust and confidence in the courts, methodology and samples for conducting court-user surveys, and action plans developed from survey findings.
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| Volunteers |
Looks at the recruitment, training, recognition, and management of court volunteer programs and provides information and resources on senior volunteer, juvenile volunteer, and court-appointed special advocate (CASA) programs.
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