Each year
(beginning in 1994) the National
Center for State Courts publishes a report now entitled
"Future Trends in
State Courts." The purpose of this
report is to support the strategic planning efforts in
the court community. Each publication contains several articles
written by NCSC staff and court experts from around the
country. Individual Future
Trends articles published since 2001 that
relate to this topic are listed to below.
| Trends
2006 |
Brenda
K. Uekert. The
Impact of an Aging Society on State Courts.
This
article explains that as the American
population ages, the courts will be stressed to
educate staff, develop innovative strategies to
address elder abuse, and reform guardianship
policies and practices. According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people older
than 65 will more than double between 2000 and
2050, and the population over age 85 will
quadruple and the question is asked, "What
does this trend mean for the courts?"
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| Trends
2005 |
Brenda
Uekert. Elder Abuse and
Neglect. This
article explains what elder abuse is, provides
some statistical data on the increase of this
type of abuse, and presents judicial
perspectives on elder abuse.
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| Trends
2000 |
Herman,
Madelynn. Domestic
Violence Trends: The Status of U.S. Batterer
Intervention Programs.
Report on Trends in the State Courts, 2000 Edition. Williamsburg, VA: National
Center
for State Courts, 2000. Explains
the usage of therapeutic jurisprudence, and
standards of batterer programs across the
nation.
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