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Court
Executive Development Program Papers
The National Center for
State Courts' Institute for Court Management runs an annual Court
Executive Development Program (CEDP). It is designed to "develop
and enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of court
administrators and provide instruction in areas of functional
responsibility associated with court administration." To complete
the third phase of the program, each CEDP student is required to
prepare a comprehensive research paper evaluating a key court function
or proposed activity in his or her home jurisdiction. The papers relating
to this topic are listed below.
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2009
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Rodney Olson.
An
Analysis of Foreign Language Interpreter Services Provided for
the District Court in Cass County, North Dakota and Improvement
Recommendations. May 2009.
The
purpose of this research was to assess the adequacy of foreign
language interpreting services and the effectiveness of training
provided to foreign language interpreters by administrative
staff in Cass County, North Dakota. Seven recommendations were
developed from the results of these surveys and the consensus of
the focus group and are further discussed in the paper.
Amy M. Wood. Strategies
for Increasing the Interpreter Pool Using AOC Resources. May
2009. This
project investigated what three carefully selected AOC’s
(California, Colorado and Nevada), with similar demographics and
established interpreter programs, have done both to increase the
interpreter pools and make better use of existing interpreters.
Fifteen conclusions and recommendations that flow from this
research and their implications, both nationally, and for
Arizona are further discussed in the paper.
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2007
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Wanda Romberger.
Skills
Training for Foreign Language Court Interpreters: Does It
Increase the Number of Qualified Interpreters? May
2007. This article discussed the pass rate and importance
of foreign language interpreters.
The article listed six key findings regarding the
importance of study and relations between state pass rates for
language tests. The
most important recommendation was to study the matter more
thoroughly in a future study.
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2004
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Deborah M. Schaefer. Assessment
of Spanish Court Interpreter Service Delivery Methods for the
Superior Court in Yavapai County, Arizona. May 2004. This research project
examines how Spanish-speaking Court Interpreter services are
provided by the Superior Court in Yavapai County, Arizona. It
compares local practices with how other courts in Arizona and
other states provide these services...The goal of this project
is to determine whether there are reasonable and cost-effective
alternatives to consider in reducing costs and improving the
delivery of Spanish-speaking Court Interpreter services in
Yavapai County.
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2002 |
Sandra M. Lonergan. In-House
Interpreters vs. Outsourcing in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of
Florida. May 9, 2002. This paper will examine the cost of operating the existing
in-house court interpreters department in Miami-Dade County
versus the cost for outsourcing this function.
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2001
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Lesley Duncan.
Remote
Court Interpreting: Development of a Pilot Project in California.
May 2001. Examines the potential efficacy of a court interpreting via
telephone and provides a framework for the development and
implementation of such a program in the state of California.
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