Transcript Changing Roles of Courts

The Changing Role of Courts
Membership Group Meeting
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July 25 – 27, 2005
Washington, 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
Demographic
Drug - Alcohol
Socio-Economic
Warrants
Criminal
History
Fines & Fees
Appearance
History
Restrictions
Mental
Health
Non Traditional Exchanges
• Health and Human Services
Child Support
Child 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 Measures
The 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 Measures
The 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