Poll: Public expects branches to cooperate
Read the results of the NCSC public opinion poll Separate Branches, Shared Responsibilities: A National Survey of Public Expectations on Solving Justice Issues.
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- NCSC will host select members of the United States Marshals Service at its Williamsburg, Va., headquarters May 11-14 for training on court security and court integration with law enforcement.
- NCSC Court Consulting Services staff will help California court employees from four counties develop improvement suggestions May 12-15 based on surveys of access, fairness and court staff satisfaction completed with guidance from NCSC's Research Division.
- NCSC staff will present a program on data exchange in Philadelphia, Pa., for states in the Northeast on May 13-14. This is the third in a series of regional meetings designed to provide technical assistance on data exchange and NIEM protocols to state court and child welfare agency managers and information-systems professionals.
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- The Institute for Court Management will offer Phase IV of the Court Executive Development Program in Washington, D.C., May 13-15.
ICM course calendar
- Congratulations to all 48 Minnesota Judicial System personnel who completed Court Manager Certification on May 8.
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Wisconsin Chief Justice receives national innovation award
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Shirley S. Abrahamson has been named the 2009 recipient of the Harry L. Carrico Award for Judicial Innovation.
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Building a better future for our courts
The NCSC releases its annual report for 2008 detailing the Center's achievements and future aspirations in the areas of court funding, technology, public trust, access, judicial independence and accountability, high-performance courts and more.
Pandemic preparedness resources for courts
The NCSC and many justice and health agencies share state court pandemic/public health plans as well as online videos and guides about the importance of pandemic influenza preparedness.
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E-filing, exchange standards open to review
The Joint Technology Committee (JTC) of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) and the National Association for Court Management (NACM) seeks review and comment on proposed standards for electronic filing and information exchange by May 15.
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Study: Huge growth in probation/parole
The NCSC’s Center for Sentencing Initiatives was one of the survey partners contributing to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts showing that one in 31 U.S. adults are behind bars, on parole or on probation.
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