Abstract
The State-of-the-States Survey is the cornerstone of a much larger initiative by the NCSC Center for Jury Studies – the National Program to Increase Citizen Participation in Jury Service (National Jury Program). The National Jury Program provides information and technical assistance to state courts about best practices in jury system management and trial procedures. Its ultimate goals are to assist courts to summons and impanel more representative juries; to manage their jury systems in an effective, efficient, and informative manner; to facilitate informed decision-making by trial jurors; to increase public trust and confidence in the jury system and in courts; and to better inform citizens about the judicial branch of government. The State-of-the-States Survey was designed to document local practices and jury operations in the context of their respective state infrastructures and thus provide a baseline against which state court policymakers could assess their own systems vis-à-vis their peers and nationally recognized standards of effective practices. The State-of-the-States Survey also examines the effectiveness of various implementation strategies for affecting change. Finally, it provides direction for future research and technical assistance efforts by the NCSC Center for Jury Studies.
This abstract has been taken from the authors' introduction.
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
4-2007
Publication Information
National Center for State Courts (2007)
Repository Citation
Hannaford-Agor, Paula; Mize, Gregory E.; and Waters, Nicole L., "The State-of-the-States Survey of Jury Improvement Efforts: A Compendium Report" (2007). Faculty Publications. 2400.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/facpubs/2400