CALIFORNIA - MASTER-INDIVIDUAL CALENDAR STUDY

• NCJ Number: 19844
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 265 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Council on Criminal Justice; California Judicial Council
• Corporate Author: John G Fall and Associates
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESULTS OF A PROJECT DESIGNED TO STUDY BASIC TYPES OF CALENDARING IN USE IN CALIFORNIA COURTS AND IN OTHER SELECTED JURISDICTIONS TO DETERMINE WHICH SYSTEM RESULTS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF CASES.

Abstract

FIRST PROVIDED IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS CALENDAR SYSTEMS MOST COMMONLY EMPLOYED BY TRIAL COURTS, WITH A SUMMARY OF THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH AS DESCRIBED BY PROPONENTS. CASE STUDIES OF CALENDAR SYSTEMS IN USE IN COURTS WHICH HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED THEIR SYSTEM OR EXPERIMENTED WITH ALTERNATE SYSTEMS ARE THEN PRESENTED. A STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE CALENDARING AND CASE PROCESSING MANAGEMENT, AND A PROPOSED METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING AND MONITORING A CALENDAR AND CASE PROCESSING SYSTEM ARE ALSO INCLUDED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR AND MUNICIPAL COURTS GENERALLY UTILIZE SOME FORM OF THE MASTER CALENDAR SYSTEM, AND THAT THE COURTS EXPRESS GENERAL SATISFACTION WITH THE CALENDAR SYSTEM IN USE. THE EVALUATORS STATE IN THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THERE IS NO REASON TO RECOMMEND STATEWIDE ADOPTION OF ANY OF THE CALENDAR SYSTEMS STUDIED. HOWEVER, THEY DO RECOMMEND THAT SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING AND MONITORING CALENDAR SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BE ADOPTED ON A STATEWIDE BASIS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)