NCJ Number
79826
Date Published
Unknown
Length
0 pages
Annotation
Speakers in this videotaped workshop session discuss functional topics related to court planning and strategy.
Abstract
Bruce Beaudin, of the District of Columbia Bail Agency, talks about diversion programs and calls upon court specialists to help solve diversion problems. He pays special attention to the 'three R's' that a magistrate must consider in a bail situation: release, reappearance, and recidivism. Mike Donnelly of the Kentucky State Planning Agency (SPA), examines problems planners are likely to face in the development of State standards. Dan Johnson of the National Center for State Courts discusses differences between unified and centralized State court systems, while Bob Tobin of the Resources Planning Corporation delineates planning problems and resource allocation concerns for courts. In addition, Keith Stott of the National Center for State Courts discusses rural criminal justice problems and delineates major differences between rural and urban courts, including population density, spatial distances, complexity of government structures, and caseload volume. Tom Delahanty, from the district attorney's office in Auburn, Maine, discusses regional prosecution services, while Paul Bradley of the Illinois Public Defender Project speaks about regional defense services. The final speaker, Mike Greenwood, also affiliated with the National Center for State Courts, devotes his talk to technology and the State courts, with special emphasis on the major steps involved in introducing technological equipment to the courts. He notes that care should be taken so that the court knows what specific goals it wants to achieve with new equipment or a particular technological system. For other sessions, see NCJ 79822-79828.