Reducing Court Delays : Five Lessons from the United States
For almost 50 years judges, lawyers, and policymakers in the United States have experimented with ways to speed up the processing of civil and criminal cases. Several lessons have emerged from this effort: a) Delays cannot be legislated away. b) Co...
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okr-10986-114482021-06-14T11:01:42Z Reducing Court Delays : Five Lessons from the United States Messick, Richard Shuker, Nan Pace, Nicholas Ostrom, Brian ACTS ARREST BREACH OF CONTRACT CASE MANAGEMENT CIVIL ACTIONS COURT DELAYS COURT SYSTEMS COURTS CRIMINAL CASES JUDGES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JUDICIARY JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LITIGATION NEGLIGENCE STATE COURTS TRIALS WAR COURT PROCEDURES JUDICIAL SYSTEMS TRIAL PROCEDURE LITIGATION DELAYS For almost 50 years judges, lawyers, and policymakers in the United States have experimented with ways to speed up the processing of civil and criminal cases. Several lessons have emerged from this effort: a) Delays cannot be legislated away. b) Commitment is essential. c) Incentives must be addressed. d) Solid empirical analysis is crucial. e) Successful programs may not reduce delays. Perhaps the most surprising is that a well-conceived delay reduction program can improve the quality of the justice system even if it ultimately has little effort on case processing times. 2012-08-13T15:05:59Z 2012-08-13T15:05:59Z 1999-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/12/891713/reducing-court-delays-five-lessons-united-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11448 English PREM Notes; No. 34 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research United States |
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For almost 50 years judges, lawyers, and
policymakers in the United States have experimented with
ways to speed up the processing of civil and criminal cases.
Several lessons have emerged from this effort: a) Delays
cannot be legislated away. b) Commitment is essential. c)
Incentives must be addressed. d) Solid empirical analysis is
crucial. e) Successful programs may not reduce delays.
Perhaps the most surprising is that a well-conceived delay
reduction program can improve the quality of the justice
system even if it ultimately has little effort on case
processing times. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Messick, Richard Shuker, Nan Pace, Nicholas Ostrom, Brian |
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Messick, Richard Shuker, Nan Pace, Nicholas Ostrom, Brian |
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Messick, Richard |
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Reducing Court Delays : Five Lessons from the United States |
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Reducing Court Delays : Five Lessons from the United States |
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Reducing Court Delays : Five Lessons from the United States |
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Reducing Court Delays : Five Lessons from the United States |
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Reducing Court Delays : Five Lessons from the United States |
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reducing court delays : five lessons from the united states |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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