NCJ Number
39796
Date Published
1974
Length
33 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DATED AUGUST, 1974, IS THE RESULT OF A THREE DAY APPRAISAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI LAW SCHOOL'S FOUR CLINICAL AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS.
Abstract
THROUGH A PROSECUTOR TRAINING INTERN PROGRAM, LAW STUDENTS ARE GIVEN INTENSIVE TRIAL EXPERIENCE FOR A SEMESTER WITH PROSECUTORS, PUBLIC DEFENDERS, OR YOUTH COURT JUDGES THANKS TO A LIBERAL STUDENT PRACTICE STATE RULE. SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A PROGRAM NAME CHANGE, CLOSER CONTACT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE FIELD OFFICES, THE ADDITION OF A PREREQUISITE COURSE IN TRIAL PRACTICE, AND AN INCULCATION OF A SENSE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CLINIC STUDENTS. THE MISSISSIPPI JUDICIAL COLLEGE HOUSED AT THE SCHOOL OF LAW PROVIDES IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR STATE JUDGES, COURT CLERKS, COURT REPORTERS, CONSTABLES AND OTHER JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL. ALTHOUGH IMPRESSED BY THE JUDICIAL COLLEGE'S FACILITIES, THE CONSULTANT MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF OVEREXTENSION. THE PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION WHICH HAD DIFFICULTY IN ITS FIRST YEAR PROVIDES FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS OF MISSISSIPPI PROSECUTORS. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE AN IMPROVED BUDGET PLAN AND THE SUGGESTION THAT THE ASSOCIATION BE COMBINED WITH THE JUDICIAL COLLEGE. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH SERVICE PROVIDES A NEEDED CRIMINAL LAW AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY INFORMATION SERVICE TO MISSISSIPPI JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, AND DEFENDERS. TO DEVELOP ITS CAPACITY THE CONSULTANT RECOMMENDS GREATER COMMUNICATION LINKS BETWEEN THE LAW SCHOOL, JUDICIAL COUNCIL, AND THE RESEARCH SERVICE AS WELL AS PROVISIONS FOR MORE CONVENIENT SERVICES TO LEGAL PROFESSIONALS. APPENDIXES INCLUDE A SAMPLE CASE LOG AND ACTIVITY REPORTS FROM THE PROSECUTOR TRAINING INTERN PROGRAM, CONSULTANT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA, AMD SAMPLE LETTERS OF APPRECIATION OF THE RESEARCH SERVICE....TWH