REPORT ON THE STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RECORDKEEPING AND OPERATING PROCEDURES IN THE OFFICES OF THE CLERKS, CALIFORNIA COURTS OF APPEAL

• NCJ Number: 14698
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 99 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Judicial Council
• Corporate Author: Ernst and Whinney
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AN EXAMINATION AND REPORT OF PROCEDURES, RECORDS, AND FORMS USED TO DETERMINE WHICH MODERN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT CAN BE USED FOR MORE ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY INCLUDED THE IMPROVEMENT OF RECORDKEEPING AND OPERATING PROCEDURES IN EACH OF THE CLERK'S OFFICES, ACHIEVEMENT OF UNIFORMITY OF PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES OF THE CLERK'S OFFICES, AND INITIATION OF THE USE OF MODERN BUSINESS MACHINERY WHERE APPROPRIATE. THE EXISTING RECORDKEEPING AND OPERATING PROCEDURES WERE DOCUMENTED, AND COMPARISONS OF THE OPERATIONS IN THE COURT CLERK'S OFFICES WERE MADE TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR STANDARDIZATION AMONG THEM. EACH MEMBER OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE IN EACH OF THE SIX OFFICES OF THE FIVE APPELLATE DISTRICTS WERE INTERVIEWED, AS WELL AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND AVAILABLE RESEARCH ATTORNEYS. COMPARISONS WERE ALSO MADE WITH THE OPERATING AND RECORDKEEPING PROCEDURES IN OTHER LARGE STATES. FINDINGS ON OPERATING PROCEDURES, FORMS AND RECORDS, DISTRIBUTION OF WORK. JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND TASKS, ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, PUBLIC CONTACTS, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT ARE DISCUSSED. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FORMS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FORMS AND RECORDS, STANDARDIZATION OF BASIC PROCEDURES, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE PROCEDURE MANUALS, AND THE UPDATING AND STANDARDIZATION OF THE RECORDS RETENTION PROGRAM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)