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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.

2011

Angel Marksberry.  Expediting Juvenile Justice in Texas' 417th Judicial District Court.  May 2011. This paper examines the causes of case processing delay for each department and agency involved in juvenile cases filed int he 417th District Court while awaiting disposition.  

Colette A. McCurdy-Jackson.  Direct Filing/Transfer of Juvenile Cases in Miami-Dade County, Florida.  May 2011.  This paper examines disparity and direct filing of juvenile cases in the Florida Miami-Dade Court. 

Deborah Saunders.  Virginia Juvenile Justice System Referrals: Have the 2002 ABA Recommendations Been Addressed?  May 2011.  This paper reveiws the national research and data on minority, special education and mental health referrals to the juvenile justice system and examines school discipline problems. 

2010 Neil Nesheim.  Evaluating Restorative Justice in Alaska: The Kake Circle.  May 2010.  The purpose of this paper is to examine two models of justice: retribution and restoration in the Native village of Kake, Alaska. 

Patty Vonsik.  Reducing Juvenile Delinquency Through Enhanced Skills.  May 2010.  The Court Services Department in South Dakota provides probation supervision to adults and juveniles in the state. The primary focus of this study is to identify four areas of interest in providing services to juveniles.  

Ekpoanwan Erete Onyile, M.P.A..  The Performance of Juvenile Diversion Programs in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage.  May 2010.  This paper examines juvenile diversion with the goal of improving the internal management and administrative practices of the Juvenile Conference Committees (JCC) and Intake Services Conference (ISC) within the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage.

 

2008 Beani Martinez.  The Degree of Difference for the Dual Adjudicated Minor in Utah.  May 2008.  An attempt to fix concerns over child welfare placement in Utah.  This pertains especially to juvenile delinquent children, or "dual adjudicated" children.  Judicial officials were asked by survey what influenced their decisions on placements of these special case children.  The results found that there are a multitude of factors which weigh on the decision, and many manners of improving Utah's current system. 

 

2005 John E. Triplet.  Examining the Depth and Breadth of Mentally Ill Adolescents Incarcerated in the State of Idaho 2005.  
This paper identifies the problem of mental illness among the youth that are incarcerated under Idaho's juvenile justice system. Resources should be more effectively allocated to treat and rehabilitate adolescents that suffer from mental disorders rather than to simply punish them.

2003

Laura G. Klaversma. Organizational and Administrative Review of the Fulton County, Georgia, Juvenile Court. May 2003
The goal of this assessment is to provide the court with observations and recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the court’s administrative practices and its organizational structure. The study focused on the relationship of various court divisions and units within the organizational structure, aspects of the court culture that affect the organization, communication processes, decision-making, and policy development and implementation.

 
2002

Gary J. Waint. Missouri Standards for the Administration of Juvenile Justice: Identifying Barriers and Incentives for Their Use in Juvenile Delinquency Cases. May 9, 2002.
The purpose of this evaluation is to determine for juvenile delinquency cases how many juvenile officers have implemented any one of the juvenile justice standards approved by the Missouri Supreme Court, and determine what are the incentives to implement the standards and what are the barriers.

 
2001 David M. Heumader. Enhancing the Operation of Juvenile Court in the 28th Judicial Circuit of Missouri. May 2001.
The goal of this research is to find ways to improve the efficiency of the juvenile office operations of the 28th Judicial Circuit. Identifying methods that are being used by similar operations, looking at techniques used in other industries, and encouraging recommendations from the staff of the 28th Circuit will be used in evaluating changes to enhance services.

2000 Jeffrey M. Barlow. Title IV-E Administrative Claiming in Juvenile Courts: A Case Study and Models for Implementation. May 2000.
The goal of this paper is to describe the IV-E administrative claiming process developed for juvenile courts in Missouri and to provide insights into the initial outcomes of our pilot courts. In the findings, projections are presented to illustrate the funding potential as we begin statewide application of IV-E administrative claiming in Missouri.

Diane K. Hughes. A Comparison of Paterson Juveniles Under Probation Supervision Before and After Implementation of the Paterson Juvenile Justice Village Initiative. May 2000.
Explores the effectiveness of a probation/police collaboration in contrast to traditional probation procedures in terms of benefit to courts, community and the children involved.
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