HOW TO IMPLEMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS FOR SPEEDY TRIAL

• NCJ Number: 35647
• Author(s): I B EICHNER
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 29 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-DF-99-0062
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: American Bar Assoc.; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ONE OF A SERIES OF EIGHT BOOKLETS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS, THIS BROCHURE DESCRIBES BRIEFLY THE PLANNING PROCESS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A SPEEDY TRIAL PROGRAM.

Abstract

THE PAMPHLET BEGINS WITH A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION STANDARDS RELATING TO SPEEDY TRIAL; HERE THE STANDARDS ARE COMPARED WITH OTHER NATIONAL STANDARDS, AND THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE STANDARDS ARE DISCUSSED. THE AUTHOR THEN SETS FORTH THE KINDS OF INFORMATION NEEDED TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF CASE BACKLOG. THE THIRD SECTION OF THIS BOOKLET DETAILS A NUMBER OF CRITICAL ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT UPON THE COURTS' ABILITY TO MANAGE ITS CASELOAD EFFECTIVELY. THIS SECTION ALSO SETS FORTH SELECTED METHODS FOR MAKING MORE EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING COURT RESOURCES. FINALLY, THE BOOKLET DESCRIBES PLANS FOR OBTAINING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE PROCESSING OF CRIMINAL CASES, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION OF THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONSIDERATIONS OF EACH METHOD. FOR THE SERIES OF BOOKLETS, SEE NCJ-35647 THROUGH NCJ-35653, AND NCJ-35326. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)