JUROR UTILIZATION IN UNITED STATES COURTS, 1972

• NCJ Number: 10278
• Author(s): R AULT
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 215 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

PETIT JUROR OPERATIONS ARE ANALYZED IN AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE BETTER APPLICATION OF JURY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN THE REDUCTION OF UNUSED PAID JURORS.

Abstract

THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT IN JUROR UTILIZATION OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, HOWEVER SLIGHTLY OVER SIX MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF A TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON JURORS OF $16,617,000 WAS SPENT BY THE JUDICIARY FOR JURORS NOT SERVING IN TRIALS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).