NCJ Number
16798
Date Published
1974
Length
134 pages
Annotation
FOURTH ANNUAL COMPILATION OF JUROR UTILIZATION STATISTICS SHOWING THE EFFICIENCY OF FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS IN THE USE OF PETIT JURORS AND IMPROVEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE IN JUROR UTILIZATION SINCE 1971.
Abstract
THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS REPORT GIVES THE NATIONAL OVERVIEW OF JUROR UTILIZATION STATISTICS FOR THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. IT FURTHER CONTAINS COMPARISONS OF THE 1974 DATA WITH THE STATISTICS COMPILED IN THE THREE PREVIOUS YEARS. SECTION TWO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON PETIT JUROR EXPENDITURES FOR EACH DISTRICT COURT AS WELL AS NATIONAL FIGURES FOR JUROR COSTS. ALSO DISCUSSED IS A METHOD FOR EACH DISTRICT TO USE IN CALCULATING COST AVOIDANCE OR COST OVERAGE FOR THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. THE THIRD SECTION PRESENTS PERTINENT TOTALS FOR EACH DISTRICT IN IMPORTANT AREAS OF JUROR USAGE STATISTICS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974. ALSO CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION ARE TABLES RANKING DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INDICES OF PERFORMANCE. FURTHER, A CHECK SHEET OF FACTORS AFFECTING JUROR UTILIZATION IS PROVIDED AS A TOOL FOR DISTRICTS TO USE IN ANALYZING JUROR OPERATION PRACTICES. SECTION FOUR GIVES HISTORICAL COMPARISONS BY DISTRICT IN THE THREE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF THE JUROR USAGE INDEX; PERCENT SELECTED OR SERVING; AND PERCENT NOT SELECTED, SERVING, OR CHALLENGED. THIS COMPARISON COVERS THE YEARS 1971 THRU 1974. THE FIFTH SECTION CONTAINS AN INDIVIDUAL PROFILE PAGE FOR EACH OF THE 94 DISTRICTS. EACH PAGE PRESENTS JUROR USAGE DATA FOR A PARTICULAR DISTRICT AND IS INTENDED TO COMPILE ALL PERTINENT JUROR STATISTICS FOR THE PAST FISCAL YEAR INTO A ONE PAGE FORMAT PRESENTING AN OVERALL PICTURE OF JUROR UTILIZATION IN THAT DISTRICT. EACH JUROR UTILIZATION PROFILE GIVES HISTORICAL COMPARISON DATA FOR PRIOR YEARS IN SELECTED AREAS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)