Fostering innovation in the U.S. court system : identifying high-priority technology and other needs for improving court operations and outcomes

• Author: Rand Corporation
• VerfasserIn: Jackson, Brian A., 1972-; Woods, Dulani; Johnson, Nicole J.; Woodson, Patrick W.; Royal, Amanda; Banks, Duren; Hollywood, John S., 1973-
• TeilnehmendeR: Woods, Dulani; Johnson, Nicole J.; Woodson, Patrick W.; Royal, Amanda; Banks, Duren; Hollywood, John S., 1973-; Rand Corporation; National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : Rand, 2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Table of Contents

Preface -- Figures and Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Considering Innovation in U.S. Courts -- About This Report -- Chapter 2: The State of the U.S. Court System Today: Key Trends and Challenges for the U.S. Court System: Court Caseloads and Resource Scarcity -- Court Security and Preparedness -- Proliferation of Problem-Solving Courts -- Racial and Economic Disparities in Case Processing and Outcomes -- Increasing Prominence of Pro Se Litigants -- Courts and Changing Technology -- Moving Forward -- Chapter 3. Court Technology and Practice Today -- A Taxonomy of Court Technology and Practice -- The State of the Art Today -- Sketching the Foundation for Court Innovation: Information and Communications -- Doctrine, Tactics, Management, and Behavioral Knowledge Development and Training -- Facility Operations and Population Services -- Person-Worn Equipment and Weapons/Force -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. From Courts Today to Courts Tomorrow: Identifying and Prioritizing Innovation Needs in Technology, Policy, and Practice -- The Courts Advisory Panel Process : Identifying Innovation Needs -- Prioritizing Innovation Needs -- Toward an Innovation Agenda for the U.S. Court System: Considering the Identified Needs as a Whole -- Identifying Priority Needs to Focus the Innovation Agenda -- Chapter 5. Conclusions: An Innovation Agenda Focused on Information and Communications Tools and Practices -- An Agenda Driven More by Adopting Existing Tools and Practices Than Developing New Ones -- Fostering Innovation in the U.S. Court System -- APPENDIXES -- References.