CHALMETTE (LA) - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING CASE PROCESSING IN THE TWENTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT (ST.BERNARD PARISH) - CRIMINAL COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 39791
• Author(s): S A FRIEDMAN; M W FOOTE
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 47 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-043-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DOCUMENTATION OF A 1974 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DISTRICT'S CASE DISPOSITION SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE COURT'S EXISTING SITUATION WAS ANALYZED DURING AN ONSITE VISIT, AND FACTORS UNIQUE TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ARE PRESENTED IN THE REPORT. TWO JUDGES IN THE ST. BERNARD PARISH, TO WHICH THIS REPORT REFERS, SERVE A POPULATION OF 60,000. THE PROJECT TEAM CONCLUDED THAT IN ORDER FOR AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF CONTROL, SUPERVISION, AND DISPOSITION OF CASELOADS TO EXIST, CASE ASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH JUDGE SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE JUDGE, HIMSELF. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, THE CONSULTANTS BELIEVE IT NECESSARY THAT THE COURT PERSONNEL FOR THE JUDGES BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THEM UNDER THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISION. THEY ALSO DEEM IT MOST IMPORTANT FOR THERE TO BE AN ADEQUATE STAFF SO THAT JUDGES ARE ABLE TO ASSIGN ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS TO SUBORDINATES, FREEING THEIR TIME FOR THE FUNCTION OF ADJUDICATION AND DISPOSITION OF CASES, FOR RESEARCH, AND FOR FULL PERFORMANCE OF JUDICIAL DUTIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP