Judith S. Siegel

The Changing Face of U.S. Courts

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The Changing Face of U.S. Courts
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/ijde0503.htm

INTRODUCTION

THE AMERICAN COURT SYSTEM: LONG TRADITIONS, NEW DIRECTIONS
Richard Van Duizend, a principal court management consultant with the National Center for State Courts, discusses the continuing evolution of U.S. courts.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/vanduizend.htm

DRUG COURTS IN THE U.S.
Carson Fox, a National Drug Court Institute fellow, and West Huddleston, director of the National Drug Court Institute, detail the tremendous rise in the number of specialized drug courts over the last decade and a half.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/fox.htm

JUVENILE COURTS IN THE U.S.
Judge Luis G. Perez, a judge in the Worcester Juvenile Court in Worcester, Massachusetts, presents an overview of juvenile courts with particular focus on how trends in punishment have affected these long established institutions.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/perez.htm

SPECIALIZED COURTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Kristin Littel, a consultant for the Office of Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice, profiles domestic violence and family courts that deal with domestic violence and other crimes affecting families.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/littel.htm

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE COURTROOM
Edward C. Prado, a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, and Leslie Sara Hyman, an attorney at Cox & Smith Incorporated in San Antonio, Texas, show how technological progress has improved U.S. courts.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/prado.htm

THE MEDIA'S ROLE IN CHANGING THE FACE OF U.S. COURTS
Gary Hengstler, director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, discusses the growing interaction between media and the courts.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/hengstler.htm

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books and articles on specialized courts.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/0503bib.htm

INTERNET SITES
Internet Sites on specialized courts.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0503/ijde/websites.htm

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