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Access to Justice: Meeting the Needs of Self-Represented Litigants - Executive Summary -Paula Hannaford-Agor   Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Brenda Otto

Appellate Court Performance Standards  • Roger Hanson  - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Appellate Court Performance Standards and Measures • Roger Hanson  - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Appellate Court Procedures Carol Flango  - Available on-line (click on title)    
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Are Hung Juries A Problem? Paula Hannaford-Agor, Valerie Hans, Nicole Waters, G. Thomas Munsterman  - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Brenda Otto

The Arizona Jury Reform Permitting Civil Jury Trial Discussions: The Views of Trial Participants, Judges, and Jurors, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 32, Issue 2, Winter 1999 • Valerie Hans, Paula Hannaford-Agor, G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Assessing the Need for Judges and Court Support Staff • Victor E. Flango   - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Auger Well: Future Prison Population and Prisoner Litigation, The Fred Cheesman, Roger Hanson, Brian Ostrom
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

        
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Beyond Notetaking: Jury Reform Innovations, Trial, p. 48, July 1997  Paula Hannaford-Agor, G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Blended Sentencing in Minnesota:  On Target for Justice and Public Safety?  Fred Cheesman, Matthew Kleiman, Nicole Mott  -  Available on-line (click on title)  
   Contact: Pam Petrakis

Building a Better Court:  Measuring and Improving Court Performance and Judicial Workload in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases   American Bar Association, National Center for State Courts, and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges  -   Available on-line (click on title)

  Contact: Pam Petrakis


        
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Call To Action with Commentary  David Rottman  - Available on-line (click on title) or in hard copy   
  Contact: Stephanie Montgomery

Campaign Oversight Committees and the Challenge of Perpetuating Ethical Judicial Elections David Rottman  - Available on-line (click on title)    
  Contact: Stephanie Montgomery

Caseflow Management: The Heart of Court Management in the New Millennium David Steelman, John Goerdt, James McMillan  - Available in publications catalog (click on title)
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Caseload Highlights (from the Court Statistics Project) Richard Schauffler  - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Brenda Otto

Civil Justice Reform Initiative David Rottman newsletters (Civil Action)  - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Civil Protection Orders: The Benefits and Limitations for Victims of Domestic Violence • Susan Keilitz - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Congress, Courts and Corrections: An Empirical Perspective on the Prison Litigation Reform Act Brian Ostrom, Roger Hanson, Fred Cheesman - Available on-line (click on title)  

A Cost-Free Civil Jury Trial? •  G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis
  

Court Coordination of Family Cases • Victor E. Flango
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Court Cultures and their Consequences Brian Ostrom, Roger Hanson, Charles Ostrom, Matthew Kleiman - Available on-line (click on title)  
   Contact: Pam Petrakis

Court Interpretation in Protection Order Hearings Judicial Benchcard Brenda Uekert - Available on-line (click on title)
  
Contact: Shannon Roth    

Court Interpretation: Model Guidelines for Policy & Practices in the State Courts William Hewitt  - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Nikiesha  Cosby

Court Interpreting Services in State and Federal Courts William Hewitt
  Contact: Nikiesha Cosby

Court Responses to Individuals in Need of Service: Promising components of a service coordination strategy for courts Pam Casey, William Hewitt - Available on-line (click on title) or in hard copy.
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

The Courthouse - A Planning and Design Guide for Court Facilities, Second Edition Chang-Ming Yeh, Don Hardenburgh  - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

CourTools Richard Schauffler, Brian Ostrom, William Hewitt - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: Brenda Otto

Courts and  Communities: The Promise of Collaboration - Final Issue, State Court Journal, Volume 20, Number 2  • Hillery Efkeman, David Rottman
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Creating the Judicial Branch: The Unfinished Reform • Bob Tobin  - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Creating the "Portable" Guardianship, The Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3 & 4, 1999  Paula Hannaford-Agor
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Crossing Borders - Regional Meetings on Implementing Full Faith and Credit Final Report •  Hillery Efkemen (NCSC) and Kay Chopard Cohen (NCJA) - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Brenda Otto

Crossing Borders - Regional Meetings on Implementing Full Faith and Credit Final Report:  Appendices Hillery Efkemen (NCSC) and Kay Chopard Cohen (NCJA)  - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Brenda Otto

        
       
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Defining Optimal Court Performance: The Trial Court Performance Standards - Article from Court Review - Winter 1998 Pam Casey  - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Developing CCJ/COSCA  Guidelines for Public Access to Court Records:  A National Project to Assist State Courts Martha Wade Steketee, Alan Carlson 
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Developing Statewide Performance Measures for Drug Courts - Article from Statewide Technical Assistance Bulletin - Vol. 2, October 2004 •  Fred Cheesman, Dawn Rubio, Richard VanDuizend

Dispensing Justice Locally: The Impacts, Cost and Benefits of the Midtown Community Courts - Executive Summary David Rottman - available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Domestic Violence and Child Custody Disputes: A Resource Handbook for Judges and Court Managers • Susan Keilitz - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

        
       
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The Effects of the Daubert Trilogy in Delaware Superior Court - Final Report Nicole Waters - Available on-line (click on title)  Executive Summary also available online 

   Contact: Pam Petrakis

 

Efficiency, Timeliness, and Quality: A New Perspective from Nine State Criminal Trial Courts Brian Ostrom, Roger Hanson  - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Emergency Management for Courts - Prepared by NCSC's Best Practice Institute Pam Casey  - Available on-line under Best Practices Institute, as well as a pdf (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Employee Discipline and Grievances Gerald B. Kuban - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  

Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Protection from Abuse Database:  Survey of Counties Brenda Uekert - Available on-line (click on title)  

  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Evaluation of the Centers for Complex Civil Litigation Pilot ProgramPaula Hannaford-Agor - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Brenda Otto

The Evolution of American Probate Courts and Emerging Standards to Guide Their Progress, Prob. L. J., Volume 12, p. 120, 1995  • Thomas L. Hafemeister, Paula Hannaford-Agor  
 
Contact: Pam Petrakis


An Examination of Recidivism of Offenders Receiving Services from the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program •  Fred Cheesman, Denise Dancy, Ann Jones, Don Hardenbergh - Available on-line (click on title)
  
Contact: Pam Petrakis

Examining the Work of State Courts (annual publication) Richard Schauffler, Neal Kauder, Neil LaFountain - Available on-line (click on title) and in publications catalog (click here)  
  Contact: Brenda Otto


Examining Trial Trends in State Courts: 1976 - 2002
Brian Ostrom, Shauna Strickland, Paula Hannaford-Agor - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: Brenda Otto

Expediting Dependency Appeals: Strategies to Reduce Delays Carol Flango, Ann Keith - Available on-line (click on title)  
   Contact: 
Carol Flango

 

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Family-Focused Courts - Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Volume 2, 2000  Carol Flango
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Family Violence Community of Practice Brenda Uekert- newsletters available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Federal Habeas Corpus Review • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Final Report of the NCPJ Advisory Committee on Interstate Guardianship Paula Hannaford-Agor - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Florida Delphi-based Weighted Caseload Project Brian Ostrom, Charles Ostrom, William Hewitt
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

The Flow of Adoption Information from the States Carol Flango
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Funding the State Courts: Issues and Approaches • Bob Tobin
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

The Future of Self-Represented Litigation - Final Report from the March 2005 Summit Paula Hannaford-Agor - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact:  Paula Hannaford-Agor

        
       
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Getting Smarter about Sentencing: NCSC's Sentencing Reform Survey Tracy Peters, Roger Warren - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact:  Tracy Sohoni

Guide to Court and Community Collaboration David Rottman - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

        
       
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Habeas Corpus in State and Federal Courts • Victor E. Flango
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Habeas Litigation in U.S. District Courts Nancy J. King, Fred Cheesman, Brian Ostrom,
Final Report, Abstract,
and Executive Summary available on-line

  Contact: Shannon Roth

Handbook for Appellate Judges • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

"How Are Courts Coordinating Family Cases?" Carol Flango, Victor E. Flango, Ted Rubin - Available on-line (click on title) or in hard copy.  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

How Useful is the New Aggressive Driving Legislation? - Article from Court Review - Winter 2004 • Victor E. Flango, Ann Keith
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

How Judges View Civil Juries, DePaul Law Review, Volume 48, p. 247, 1998  Paula Hannaford-Agor, G. Thomas Munsterman, B. Michael Dann
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

How Much Justice Hangs in the Balance? A New Look at Hung Jury Rates, Judicature, Volume 83, p. 59, 1999  Paula Hannaford-Agor, Valerie P. Hans, G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

How Recent Court Users View the State Courts: Perceptions of Whites, African-Americans, and Latinos  David Rottman, Randall Hansen - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

How the Public Views the State Courts - A 1999 National Survey by the National Center for State Courts and funded by The Hearst Corporation  David Rottman - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

        
       
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Implementing an Integrated Domestic Violence Court: Systemic Change in the District of Columbia - Available on-line (click on title) Martha Wade Steketee, Lynn Levey, Susan Keilitz
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Improving Court and Community Collaboration: A National Town Hall Meeting - Directory of Programs  Pam Casey
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Improving the Courts’ Capacity To Serve Limited English Proficient Persons Seeking Protection Orders Brenda Uekert - Available on-line (click on title)
  
Contact: Shannon Roth    

Indigent Defenders • Roger Hanson, Brian Ostrom, William Hewitt
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Integrating Criminal and Civil Matters in Family Courts: Performance Areas and Recommendations Brenda Uekert - Available on-line (click on title) or in hard copy. 
   Contact:
Pam Petrakis

Intermediate Appellate Courts: Improving Case Processing • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

        
       
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Judicial Compensation in New York: A National Perspective David Rottman, William Raftery - Available on-line (click on title).
   
Contact: Stephanie Montgomery 

 Judicial Education on Substance Abuse: Promoting and Expanding Judicial Awareness and Leadership Denise Dancy - Available on-line (click on title)
   Contact:
Pam Petrakis

Jurisdiction, Caseload, and Timeliness of State Supreme Courts• Roger Hanson  - Available on-line (click on title) or in hard copy.  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

The Jury Patriotism Act G. Thomas Munsterman - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Jury SizeNicole Mott - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Brenda Otto

Jury System Management G. Thomas Munsterman - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Jury Trial Innovations Paula Hannaford-Agor, G. Thomas Munsterman - This publication is currently out-of-print. There is a new edition in the works but it will most likely not be available until late 2006. 
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

        
       
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Kansas Court of Appeals • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Kentucky Court of Appeals • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Key Elements of an Effective Rule of Court on the Role of the Presiding Judge in the Trial Courts Chantal Bromage
  Contact: Chantal Bromage

        
       
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A Leadership Guide to Statewide Court and Community Collaboration David Rottman - Available on-line (click on title).  Available in hard copy.
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Lessons Learned in Implementing an Integrated Domestic Violence Court: The District of Columbia Experience • Lynn Levey, Martha Wade Steketee, Susan Keilitz
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Literature Review: Anger Management Programs Employed for Traffic Offenses • Ann Keith  - Available on-line (click on title)  

        
       
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Making the Case for Juror Privacy: A New Framework for Court Policies and Procedures, Judicature Paula Hannaford-Agor - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Managing Notorious Trials • Tim Murphy, Paula Hannaford-Agor, Genevra Loveland, G. Thomas Munsterman - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Manual for Cooperation Between State and Federal Courts Paula Hannaford-Agor, G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Maryland Attorney & Staff Workload Assessment, 2005 Brian Ostrom Matthew Kleiman, Christopher Ryan
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Massachusetts Appeal Court Operational Review • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Minnesota Judicial Workload Assessment, 2002Brian Ostrom, William E. Hewitt, Neal B. Kauder, Robert C. LaFountain, Matthew Kleiman 
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Minnesota Court Staff Workload Assessment, 2004Brian Ostrom Matthew Kleiman,  Nicole Mott, Neal B. Kauder

  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Monitoring and Evaluating Court-Based Dispute • Susan Keilitz
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Montana Supreme Court - In Comparative Perspective: Implications for Policy Change • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Myth of the Incompetent Public Defender, The • Roger Hanson, Ann Jones, Brian Ostrom
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

 

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A National Action Plan on Lawyer Conduct and Professionalism Paula Hannaford-Agor- Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

The National Action Plan on Lawyer Conduct: A Role for the Judge in Improving Professionalism in the Legal System, Judges' Journal, Volume 36, Number 3, p. 36, Fall 1999) Paula Hannaford-Agor - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

The National Center for State Courts Sentencing Attitudes Survey David Rottman - Final Report and Executive Summary available on-line (click on title)    
   Contact: Stephanie Montgomery         

National Conference on Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System - National Action Plan: A Guide for State and National Organizations Pam Casey - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

National Probate Court Standards Paula Hannaford-Agor - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

The National Probate Court Standards: the Role of the Courts in Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings, Elder Law Journal, Volume 2, p. 501, 1994 Paula Hannaford-Agor, Thomas L. Hafemeister   

Contact: Pam Petrakis

New York's 82 Percent Committee:  What Would You Call Your Committee?  G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

No Se Habla Jury Duty?  English Proficiency and Hispanic Representation Issues G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

       
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Offender Risk Assessment in Virginia Brian Ostrom - Available on-line (click on title) or in hard copy 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

On Public Trust and Confidence: Does Experience with the Courts Promote or Diminish It?, Court Review, Volume 35, Issue 4 - Winter 1998 David Rottman - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

        
       
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Perceptions of the Courts in your Community: The Influence of Experience, Race and Ethnicity David Rottman, Randall Hansen, Nicole Mott - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Perceptions of the Courts in your Community: The Influence of Experience, Race and Ethnicity - Executive Summary  David Rottman, Randall Hansen, Nicole Mott - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Permitting Jury Discussions During Trial: Impact of the Arizona Reform, Law & Human Behavior, Volume 24, p. 359, 2000 Paula Hannaford-Agor, Valerie Hans, G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Prisoner Litigation in Relation to Prisoner Population Fred Cheesman, Roger Hanson, Brian Ostrom
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Problem-Solving Courts: Models and Trends Pam Casey, David Rottman - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Promoting Statewide Court and Community Collaboration Initiatives: Instructor's Manual for "A Leadership Guide to Statewide Court and Community Collaboration" David Rottman - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

The Promise and Challenges of Jury System Technology  •  G. Thomas Munsterman, Paula Hannaford-Agor
  Contact: Brenda Otto

Protection Orders & Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals - Brochure Brenda Uekert - Available on-line (click on title)
  
Contact: Shannon Roth   

Public Perceptions of the State Courts: A Primer
, The Court Manager, Vol. 15, Number 3 (2000) David Rottman - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Public Trust and Confidence - newsletters available on-line (click on title) Pam Casey
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts: What Public Opinion Surveys Mean to Judges - Court Review, Volume 36, Issue 3 - Fall 1999 David Rottman, Alan J. Tomkins - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

        
       
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Qualifying Dispute Resolution Practitioners • Susan Keilitz
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

        
       
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Reshaping the Bedrock of Democracy: American Jury Reform During the Past 30 Years, Judges' Journal, Volume 36, p. 5, Fall 1997  G. Thomas Munsterman, Paula Hannaford-Agor
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Resolving Disputes over Life-Sustaining Treatment: A Health Care Provider's Guide Paula Hannaford-Agor, Tom Hafemeister - Available in publications catalog (click on title)  
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

        
       
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The Self-Help Friendly Court: Designed from the Ground Up to Work for People Without Lawyers • Richard Zorza  - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Brenda Otto

Sentencing Commission Profiles David Rottman, Neal Kauder, Brian Ostrom - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Sentencing Digest: Examining Current Sentencing Issues and Policies David Rottman, Neal Kauder, Brian Ostrom - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women: A National Survey of the Courts' Capacity To Provide Protection Orders (final report) Brenda Uekert - Available on-line (click on title)
  
Contact: Shannon Roth  

   Also available: 

Soccer Moms and Road Ragers: Remedies to Curb Aggressive Driving • Ann Keith - Available on-line (click on title)  

Specialization of Domestic Violence Case Management in the Courts: A National Survey • Susan Keilitz  - Available on-line through NCJRS (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

State Court Caseload Statistics (annual publication) Shauna Strickland - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Brenda Otto

State Court Guide to Statistical Reporting Richard Schauffler, Neil LaFountain - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

State Court Organization 1998 David Rottman, Carol Flango, Neil LaFountain - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis  

State Court Organization, 2004 David Rottman, Shauna Strickland - Available on-line (click on title)
   Contact: Stephanie Montgomery

The State Courts in 2005: A Year of Living Dangerously David Rottman,- Available on-line (click on title)
   Contact: Stephanie Montgomery

The State Courts in 2006: Surviving Anti-Court Initiatives and Demonstrating High Performance  David Rottman,- Available on-line (click on title)
   Contact: Stephanie Montgomery

The State-of-the-States Survey of Jury Improvement Efforts: Compendium Report • Hon. Gregory E. Mize (ret.), Paula Hannaford-Agor, Nicole Waters - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: Brenda Otto

Symposium on Improving Outcomes for Abused and Neglected Children • Ann Keith, Ted Rubin, Victor E. Flango, Carol Flango
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

 

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A Tale of Two Laws Revisited:  Investigating the Impact of Prisoner Litigation Reform Act and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Fred Cheesman, Roger Hanson, Brian Ostrom  - Available on-line (click on title) 

Contact: Pam Petrakis

Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Emergence of Problem-Solving Courts - Article from NIJ Journal - July 1999 David Rottman, Pam Casey - Available on-line (click on title)  
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Through the Eyes of the Juror: A Manual for Addressing Juror Stress Pam Casey - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Time on Appeal - Available in publications catalog (click on title) • Roger Hanson
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

The Timing of Opinion Formation by Jurors in Civil Cases: An Empirical Examination, University of Tennessee Law Review, Volume 67, p. 627, 2000 Paula Hannaford-Agor, Valerie Hans, Nicole Mott, G. Thomas Munsterman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Trial Court Budgeting - Available in publications catalog (click on title) • Bob Tobin
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Trends and Issues in the State Courts:  Challenges and Achievements David Rottman     

  Available on-line (click on title)
Contact: Pam Petrakis

Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System Implementation Manual Pam Casey - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

Entire publication now available online, including all forms in both PDF and Word formats.   (Just click on the title above).

A 5 minute video on Trial Court Performance Standards - Available (click on title).

A new publication entitled Trial Court Performance Standards Desk Reference Manual  - Available on-line (click on the title)

A new publication entitled Trial Court Performance Standards Implementation Profiles, January 2003 - Available on-line (click on the title)

Other Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System publications are available from BJA.  You can download a copy from their website (http://virlib.ncjrs.org/Courts.asp) or order a hard copy. These publications include:

  • Trial Court Performance Standards. 1995, FS 000059.

  • Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System [Fact Sheet]. 1995, FS 000059.

  • Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System Implementation Manual. 1997, NCJ 161567.

  • Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System Program Brief. 1997, NCJ 161569.

  • Trial Court Performance Standards With Commentary. 1997, NCJ 161570.

Trial Court Structure and Performance: A Contemporary Reappraisal David Rottman, William Hewitt
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis  

Trust and Confidence in the California Courts, 2005, A Survey of the Public and Attorneys, Part I: Findings and Recommendations David Rottman
Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: Stephanie Montgomery

Truth-in-Sentencing in Virginia: Evaluating the Process and Impact of Sentencing Reform  Brian Ostrom, Fred Cheesman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

        
       
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West Virginia Circuit Court Judicial Workload Assessment - Final Report • Brenda Uekert, John Douglas, Richard Schauffler, Matthew Kleiman, Scott Maggard, Paul Stenbjorn
Available on-line (click on title)

  Contact:
Pam Petrakis

West Virginia Family Court Judicial Workload Assessment - Final Report • Brenda Uekert, John Douglas, Richard Schauffler, Matthew Kleiman, Scott Maggard, Paul Stenbjorn
Available on-line (click on title)

  Contact:
Pam Petrakis

West Virginia Redistricting Study • Victor E. Flango, Brian Ostrom, Fred Cheesman
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

What Can We Say in Juror Orientations? •  G. Thomas Munsterman - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Pam Petrakis

Wisconsin Judicial Workload Needs Assessment 2006, Final Report Brian Ostrom, Matthew Kleiman, - Available on-line (click on title) 
  Contact: Shannon Roth
  

The Work of Appellate Court Legal Staff Carol Flango, Roger Hanson, Randall Hansen - Available on-line (click on title)
  Contact: 
Pam Petrakis

To obtain a hard copy of this publication, please contact Pam Petrakis at (757) 259-1822 or by emailing her at ppetrakis@ncsc.org.  If you would like to view the Press Release, follow the link by clicking on that title.

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