NCJ Number
41498
Date Published
1975
Length
96 pages
Annotation
THIS VOLUME FOCUSES ON THE PREPARATORY PHASE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROCESS INVOLVED IN CREATING NEW COURTHOUSES, AND PROVIDES GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES USEFUL FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF COURTHOUSE DESIGN PROJECTS.
Abstract
THE BOOK BEGINS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE ARCHITECT-CLIENT CONTRACT, AND THEN PROCEEDS TO REVIEW THE VARIOUS STAGES OF THE PREPARATORY PHASE OF THE PROJECT - THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION, PROGRAM, BUDGET, AND SITE ACQUISITION. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY AN ANALYSIS OF THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MODERN COURTHOUSE, THE PROCESS OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT, A TESTING PROCEDURE TO EVALUATE COURTROOM PERFORMANCE, AND SOME NOTES ON SECURITY AND FACILITIES TO HANDLE PRISONERS. THE CONCLUDING SECTION CONTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE TEXT FOCUSES ON THE TRIAL COURT OF GENERAL JURISDICTION, BUT IS ALSO RELEVANT TO THE MORE SPECIALIZED PROBLEMS OF THE POLICE-COURT BUILDING OR THE CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE. THE CRIMINAL COURTROOM FOR JURY TRIALS, THE MOST COMPLEX COURTROOM TO DESIGN, IS DISCUSSED IN GREATER DETAIL THAN THE SIMPLER CIVIL, TRAFFIC, OR ARRAIGNMENT COURTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...DMC