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.