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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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Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions [Superseded] These instructions were prepared initially by a Federal Judicial Center committee in 1982 and revised in 1987 by the former Subcommittee on Pattern Jury Instructions of the former Judicial Conference Committee on the Operation of the Jury System. They have not been updated nor revised. staff include suggestions for drafters of jury instructions. |
January 1, 1982 |
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Administering the Federal Judicial Circuits: A Survey of Chief Judges' Approaches and Procedures A description of how chief judges of the federal appellate courts discharged their administrative responsibilities in the early 1980s, based on interviews with chief judges, circuit executives, and other court personnel. The report discusses current trends in circuit administration and offers suggestions for how the chief judge's administrative role might be strengthened. |
January 1, 1982 |
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Summary Jury Trials in the Northern District of Ohio An early analysis of the summary jury trial (SJT) procedure and a documentation of the views and concerns of participants in summary jury trials. The authors observed a number of summary jury trials, reviewed court records, and interviewed those involved in cases assigned to summary jury trials. |
January 1, 1982 |
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A Validation and Comparative Evaluation of Four Predictive Devices for Classifying Federal Probation Caseloads — A Report to the Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States on the Administration of the Probation System An evaluation of the comparative validity of four risk prediction scales used for classifying federal probation caseloads. The authors found the U.S.D.C. 75 Scale to have the best balance of validity and predictive power, and they recommend that it be used by all U.S. probation officers. (The U.S.D.C. 75 Scale was subsequently modified and renamed the Risk Prediction Scale 80 and is now undergoing modification again. It is in use in all federal probation offices.) |
January 1, 1982 |
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Ninth Circuit Innovations Project: Final Report - |
September 18, 1981 |
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Judgeship Creation in the Federal Courts: Options for Reform An early review of various procedures used by state legislatures and judiciaries to create judgeships. In light of those procedures, the author analyzes the federal judgeship creation process and suggests alternatives to it. These alternatives involve delegation to the federal judiciary of some portion of the judgeship creation authority, with appropriate checks to ensure judicial accountability and legislative control. |
January 1, 1981 |
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Eighth Circuit Expediting Project: Final Report - |
January 1, 1981 |
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Small-Group Decision Making and Complex Information Tasks A report on a search of the psychological literature for information about the competence of jurors to find the facts in complex, protracted civil trials. The author noted that little research had focused directly on this issue and concluded that in legal fact-finding in complex civil trials, groups had advantages over individuals as decision makers. |
January 1, 1981 |
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Administrative Structures in Large District Courts An early comparative analysis of management styles in the fifteen metropolitan district courts. The report is based on personal interviews with chief judges, clerks of court, and other judges and circuit personnel. It describes the many administrative tasks courts face and the various arrangements they have devised to perform those tasks. |
January 1, 1981 |
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An Evaluation of Limited Publication in the United States Courts of Appeals: The Price of Reform A 1981 examination of plans for limited publication of opinions in the federal courts of appeals. The report reviews the background of publication plans, analyzes the relation between the language of the plans and the publication rates of the circuit courts, empirically assesses the costs and benefits of limited publication, and offers a model rule for publication. Reprinted from 48 University of Chicago Law Review 573 (1981). |
January 1, 1981 |