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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. 
2004

Henry Stacey. Evaluation of Grand Jury Cases Ignored and Indicted within Sixty Days: Resources Used by the Criminal Justice Community. May 2004.  The focus of this work is to examine cases presented to the grand jury in Hamilton County, Ohio in 2002, which were "ignored" or passed as "no true bill" when reported. Specifically, defendants who had criminal cases that were ignored and ultimately had indictments brought against them within the next sixty days will be studied.

 
2002 Melissa Fowler-Bradley. Should Civil Investigations Be Performed by the Grand Jury in California. May 9, 2002.  This paper examines the civil grand jury process in the State of California for purposes of determining if civil investigations, particularly those of local government, should continue under the current structure, or if statutory reform is needed. 

1990s William E. Smalley.  The Fulton County, Georgia, Grand Jury Selection Process: The Right To A Fair Trial Or A Perfect Trial? (KFG577 .S63)

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