MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS SURVEY OF THE U.S. COURTS - AN OVERVIEW STUDY OF FIVE COURTS OF APPEALS AND FIVE DISTRICT COURTS - SUMMARY

• NCJ Number: 9993
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 59 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Federal Judicial Ctr
• Corporate Author: North American Rockwell Information Systems Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY TO DOCUMENT EXISTING COURT PRACTICES AND TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE AREAS IN WHICH CHANGE COULD BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN COURT MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION.

Abstract

THE SURVEY DOCUMENTS GOOD PRACTICES DEVELOPED BY GIVEN COURTS ADOPTABLE BY OTHER COURTS, AND GIVES THE COURTS TOOLS IN THE FORM OF PRELIMINARY SYSTEMS ANALYSES USEFUL IN A CONTINUING PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT. SEVERAL TASKS ARE RECOMMENDED - THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A REVISED U.S. COURTS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARD FRAMEWORK FOR CASE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. ALSO RECOMMENDED IS A COMPUTER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S. COURTS SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)