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The Changing Role of Courts
Membership Group Meeting
SEARCH July 25 – 27, 2005Washington, D.C.
Dr. Hugh M. Collins
Bob Wessels
The Changing Role of the Courts
Traditional View Emerging View
Court Process
Civil
Criminal
Adjudication
Judgmental
Mediation
Coaching
Definition of Work
Case Problem
Sentencing Objectives
Deterrence
Rehabilitation
Incapacitation
Restorative Justice
Retribution
Roger Warren, 1996
The Changing Role of the Courts
Traditional View Emerging View
Stake Holders Attorneys & Litigants
Community/Victim
External Relationships
Independent Collaborative
Performance Evaluation
Process Oriented Outcome Oriented
Roger Warren, 1996
Problem Solving Courts
• Drug Courts (Adult/Juvenile/Family)
• Mental Health Courts
• DUI / DWI Courts
• Domestic Violence Courts
• Unified Family Courts
• Re Entry Courts
• Other
Traditional Sentencing
• Fine
• Probation
• Jail
• Prison
• Court supervision ends with imposition of sentence
• Basic information
Progressive Sanctions
• Pretrial Release Conditions
• Early Treatment
• Frequent Reporting
• Frequent Assessment
• Add / Remove Sanctions
• Continual Supervision by Court
• Information Intensive
Changing View of Persons
Risk / Needs Assessments
Mental Health
Warrants
Fines & Fees
Demographic
Socio-Economic
Restrictions
Criminal History
Drug - Alcohol
Appearance History
Non Traditional Exchanges
• Health and Human ServicesChild SupportChild Protection
• E Filing/E Notification/E Access
• Collections
• Treatment Providers
• Updates to Commercial Data Providers LexisNexis, Thompson-West, VINE, others
Court Performance:
Traditional Measures
• Filings
• Dispositions
• Time Between Events
Court Performance:
Emerging Measures (1-5)
• Access and Fairness
• Clearance Rates
• Time to Disposition
• Age of Active Pending Caseload
• Trial Date Certainty
CourTools: Trial Court Performance MeasuresThe 10 Core Measures
National Center for State Courts, 2005
Court Performance:
Emerging Measures (6-10)
• Reliability and Integrity of Case Files
• Collections of Monetary Penalties
• Effective Use of Jurors
• Court Employee Satisfaction
• Cost Per Case
CourTools: Trial Court Performance MeasuresThe 10 Core Measures
National Center for State Courts, 2005
Emerging Applications/Exchanges
• TurboCourt®
• Rule-Based Case Management Systems
• Escalation Ladders for Fine/Fee Collection
Emerging Applications/Exchanges
• Fingerprint Based Identity Verification at Sentencing and Program Check In linked to AFIS
• “SMART”Case Screening
Pre Trial Assessment
Sentencing