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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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Criminal Case Disposition Statistics, 1970 and 1972 - |
January 1, 1972 |
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COVID-19 Focus Groups Summary: Themes and Highlights This report outlines the common themes that emerged in challenges and solutions identified in focus groups with district court judges and clerks of court, bankruptcy court judges and clerks of court, and magistrate judges from November 2020 to February 2021. |
December 10, 2021 |
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COVID-19 and the U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Investigation This report uses caseload data to examine case-processing trends in the United States district courts during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
October 29, 2022 |
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COURTRAN Project: A Benefit Analysis The Courtran Project is a research and development project being undertaken by the Federal Judicial Center. The aim of this project is to investigate how technology, especially the introduction of computer systems, can be used to support the federal courts. This study analyzes several existing and planned Courtran applications in terms of the benefits delivered to the courts. Each of the applications discussed has had a significant impact by assisting in day-to-day court operations and managerial requirements, as well as providing increased capabilities to satisfy the administrative and research needs of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Federal Judicial Center. |
January 1, 1980 |
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Courtran II: An Assessment of Applications and Computer Requirements - |
January 1, 1974 |
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Courtran II Data Communications Requirements - |
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 |
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Courtran from the User's Point of View A perspective on Courtran as a system that allows courts to make informed decisions about the management of its operations and caseload, and on the need to develop and implement new management techniques. Prepared for presentation at the International Search Symposium, New Orleans, La., October 3–5, 1972. |
January 1, 1972 |
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Court-Ordered Mental Examinations of Capital Defendants: Procedures in Ten States Report to the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules regarding the proposal to amend Rule 12.2. Procedures governing court-ordered mental examinations are presented as they have been implemented in a sample of districts with extensive death penalty experience. |
March 26, 1999 |