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The Feasibility of a National Sentencing Policy: A Critique

Anthony Partridge, Michael W. Leavitt

January 1, 1979

A critical analysis of particular research into federal criminal sentencing activity. The authors indicate methodological error in prior work on sentencing guidelines and suggest alternative approaches.

The Impact of Word Processing and Electronic Mail on United States Courts of Appeals

Larry C. Farmer, J. Michael Greenwood

January 1, 1979

A description of the implementation in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals of word processing and an electronic-mail network using Courtran computer resources.

Courtran II Alternative Network Cost Analysis

Richard L. Deal & Associates Inc.

January 1, 1978

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.

Comprehensive Application of Computer Technology to the Federal Courts of the United States

Charles W. Nihan

January 1, 1978

Courtran II Data Communications Requirements

Richard L. Deal & Associates Inc.

January 1, 1978

Assessing the Feasibility of Case Weighting as a Method of Determining Judicial Work Load

Terence Dungworth, Jack Hausner, Richard Hildenbrand, Gary Oleson

January 1, 1978

Courtran II Alternative Network Configurations

Richard L. Deal & Associates Inc.

January 1, 1978

This report is the second of four prepared during a study of the communications requirements of the Courtran II processing system.

Policies of the Parole Commission and the Bureau of Prisons as They Affect the Judge's Sentencing Opinions

Anthony Partridge, Alan J. Chaset, William B. Eldridge

January 1, 1978

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.

Executive Overview Courtran II Data Communications Study

Richard L. Deal & Associates Inc.

January 1, 1978

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.

Judicial Controls and the Civil Litigative Process: Discovery

Paul R. J. Connolly, Edith A. Holleman, Michael J. Kuhlman

January 1, 1978

A description of the use of the discovery rules then in effect in a sample of more than 3,000 cases from six district courts. The report provides quantitative information on each discovery device and on discovery motions.

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Research Reports

The Feasibility of a National Sentencing Policy: A Critique

The Impact of Word Processing and Electronic Mail on United States Courts of Appeals

Courtran II Alternative Network Cost Analysis

Comprehensive Application of Computer Technology to the Federal Courts of the United States

Courtran II Data Communications Requirements

Assessing the Feasibility of Case Weighting as a Method of Determining Judicial Work Load

Courtran II Alternative Network Configurations

Policies of the Parole Commission and the Bureau of Prisons as They Affect the Judge's Sentencing Opinions

Executive Overview Courtran II Data Communications Study

Judicial Controls and the Civil Litigative Process: Discovery

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