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Reports & Studies
Below is a list of a number of past published studies conducted by the Research Division. Some Center reports are not published or made publicly available due to restrictions in place from the source of the research request. Most research reports can be downloaded and in some instances, a hardcopy publication can be requested. See also Manuals, Monographs, & Guides.
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The Voir Dire Examination, Juror Challenges, and Adversary Advocacy A broad review of the legal and psychological issues presented by the voir dire examination and subsequent challenges of prospective jurors. The discussion is organized under four headings: interests, criteria, parameters, and methodology. An edited version of the paper is contained in The Trial Process (B. D. Sales ed., Plenum 1981). |
January 1, 1978 |
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Assessing the Feasibility of Case Weighting as a Method of Determining Judicial Work Load - |
January 1, 1978 |
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Time Trends in the Earnings of Attorneys: Preliminary Report - |
January 1, 1978 |
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Policies of the Parole Commission and the Bureau of Prisons as They Affect the Judge's Sentencing Opinions This paper is an introduction to understanding the relationship between a judge's sentence of imprisonment and the actions of those agencies that have responsibility for an offender after sentencing. It deals principally with policies affecting the duration of an offender's incarceration, and also includes some discussion of policies affecting the offender's experience while incarcerated. |
January 1, 1978 |
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Comprehensive Application of Computer Technology to the Federal Courts of the United States - |
January 1, 1978 |
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Improving the Federal Court Library System: Report and Recommendations Submitted to the Judicial Conference of the United States by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center Nineteen recommendations for modernizing and improving the federal court library system, based on a survey of the legal research facilities and library services throughout the federal court system. |
January 1, 1978 |
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Central Legal Staffs in the United States Courts of Appeals: A Survey of Internal Operating Procedures A discussion of the use of staff attorneys in each circuit court, based on reports prepared by senior staff attorneys. |
January 1, 1978 |
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Executive Overview Courtran II Data Communications Study This study was conducted in order to develop a projection of the Federal Judicial Center Courtran II data communications requirements and to determine the most cost effective way to meet those requirements. The study looked forward from 1978 to 1983. |
January 1, 1978 |
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Courtran II Alternative Network Cost Analysis This report is the third of four prepared during a study of the communications requirements of the Courtran II processing system. This report analyzes and compares pricing for each of the primary Courtran II network alternatives. |
January 1, 1978 |
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Courtran II Alternative Network Configurations This report is the second of four prepared during a study of the communications requirements of the Courtran II processing system. This report addresses alternative network methods, including Direct Distance Dialing (DDD), Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS), a Value Added Network (VAN), and a private multiplexor network. |
January 1, 1978 |