NCJ Number
157669
Date Published
1994
Length
496 pages
Annotation
Intended mainly for use by attorneys, this volume describes the history of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), the development of complementary dispute resolution (CDR) in New Jersey, and the CDR programs in New Jersey.
Abstract
It also explains the various dispute resolution techniques that form the basis of ADR and CDR, the implications of these developments for attorneys and the administration of justice, ADR programs available in the Federal courts in the New Jersey district, and noncourt governmental and private ADR programs available in the State. Programs described include family mediation, matrimonial early settlement panels, juvenile conference committees, automobile arbitration, personal injury arbitration, small claims mediation, landlord-tenant mediation, contract arbitration, insurance settlement days, community dispute resolution, and intermediate special civil arbitration. Detailed descriptions of individual programs, list of dispute resolution specialists, and related materials