Public Trust and Confidence Forum

Public Trust News

Information about innovative and effective state and local programs that increase the public's trust and confidence in the justice system.

• Public Trust News, Vol. 3, No. 2, Winter 2005

• Public Trust News, Vol. 3, No. 1, Fall 2004

• Public Trust News, Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring 2003

• Public Trust News, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 2003

• Public Trust News, Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 2002

• Public Trust News, Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 2002

This newsletter is a continuation of efforts to enhance and support state court strategies in the area of public trust and confidence initiated by the National Conference on Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System.

The Conference identified strategies designed to improve public trust in the judiciary, many focusing on improved education and information sharing between courts, states, and the community.

Solutions produced by experts in the field serve little purpose if they are never implemented.  Although individual states have implemented programs to improve public trust and confidence, one of the goals of the Conference was to establish national roles through which public trust and confidence could be addressed.  The most important role, as identified by the Conference, is to “Develop and/or disseminate models or best practices.”  The newsletter intends to fill this vital national role, and share the innovative and effective programs of state courts with one another.  Also, visit the NCSC's Best Practice Institute (BPI) Web site.