NCJ Number
39454
Date Published
1976
Length
119 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS ON THE STEPS THAT WERE TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THE WAYNE COUNTY (MI) ONE DAY/ONE TRIAL JURY SYSTEM.
Abstract
INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON THE COMPILATION OF THE WAYNE COUNTY MASTER VOTER REGISTRATION LIST FOR DATA PROCESSING (A COMPUTER-AIDED OPERATION), GENERATING THE FIRST VOTER LIST, ADDRESSING AND MAILING JUROR PERSONAL HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRES, PUBLICITY, AND THE PRESCREENING, SCREENING, AND CLASSIFICATION OF RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRES. OTHER FACETS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE PREDICTING THE NUMBER OF JURORS, ARRANGING FOR STANDBY JURORS, COMPUTER GENERATED JUROR LISTS, SERVICE OF AND RESPONSE TO SUMMONS, CHECK IN AND ORIENTATION, PANELS, AND PAYROLL. A BUILT-IN JUROR ATTITUDE SURVEY IS ALSO DESCRIBED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS EXHIBITS OF MOST FORMS AND COMPUTER OUTPUTS USED BY THE PROGRAM. (SOME WERE PURGED FOR NCJRS DATA BASE ENTRY BECAUSE THEY CONTAINED PERSONAL INFORMATION ON JURORS). SEE ALSO NCJ-39452 AND 35453...PLO