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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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Courtran II Data Communications Requirements

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January 1, 1978
Policies of the Parole Commission and the Bureau of Prisons as They Affect the Judge's Sentencing Opinions

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. It deals principally with policies affecting the duration of an offender's incarceration, and also includes some discussion of policies affecting the offender's experience while incarcerated.

January 1, 1978
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
Staff Report and Recommendations to the Board of the FJC on the Federal Court Library System

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January 1, 1978
Assessing the Feasibility of Case Weighting as a Method of Determining Judicial Work Load

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January 1, 1978
Executive Overview Courtran II Data Communications Study

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.

January 1, 1978
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
Operation of the Federal Judicial Councils

An analysis of the creation and history of the councils, and an evaluation of the operation of the federal judicial councils before the 1980 statutory change. The authors assess the effectiveness of the guidelines for council activity that the Judicial Conference of the United States promulgated in 1974.

January 1, 1978
Comprehensive Application of Computer Technology to the Federal Courts of the United States

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January 1, 1978
Improving the Federal Court Library System: Report and Recommendations Submitted to the Judicial Conference of the United States by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center

Nineteen recommendations for modernizing and improving the federal court library system, based on a survey of the legal research facilities and library services throughout the federal court system.

January 1, 1978

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