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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.

2008 Donna Wunderlich.  Improving the Jury Experience Through Juror Education in North Dakota.  May 2008.  A study of information provided to jurors to try to improve the jury process for all involved.  The study contains findings of the problems with the jury experience as well as recommendations for improvement.

 

2007 Michelle Brinkman.  A Study of Community Fair Cross-Section Representation of the Jury Venire in Travis County, Texas under the I-Jury Process.  April 2007.  The paper addresses the use of I-Jury (project allowing jurors to use the internet for impaneling) and its impact on jury creation.  The primary argument is that minorities typically use the internet less often than the population as a whole, and if that is true, then perhaps the racial makeup of the juries are impacted by I-Jury.  

2004

Terry Holtrop. An Evaluation of the One-Week, One-Trial Juror Term of Service for 17th Circuit Court for Kent County, Michigan. May 2004.  An evaluation of whether the implementation of this program has had positive effects on the diversity of jurors summoned or the effectiveness of juror utilization.

 
2002

Michael Devereaux. Protecting the Juror’s Right to Privacy. May 2002.  The research question investigated was: “Is the juror’s right to privacy adequately protected in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri.” 

 
2000 Tina Jones. Impact Two-Day One-Trial Will Have on Counties in Missouri with Populations of 5,000 or Less. May 2000.  A survey of six such counties in Missouri.

 
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