| NASJENews Quarterly • Summer 2008 |
Volume 23 • Number 3 |
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SJI News |
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Transitions |
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Update |
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From the President |
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From the President-Elect |
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From the Editor |
| Resources |
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Judicial Tools to Improve Court Practice in Child Support |
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by NCJFCJ |
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In 2005 the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges received funding from the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement to provide state court judges and other judicial officers with practical, easy-to-use tools that facilitate realistic and enforceable child support orders and strengthen the ability of the nation’s child support enforcement (Title IV-D) programs to collect support on behalf of children and families. more > |
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Circuit Judges’ Education Academy: Theory, Technique and Technology for the Kentucky Court of Justice |
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by Dr. Deborah Williamson, Judge Julia Hylton Adams, Dr. Sandra Ratcliff Daffron |
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A first activity for the Circuit Judges’ Education Academy for the Commonwealth of Kentucky was held on April 21 – 25, 2008 in Louisville, KY. The original concept for the Academy was conceived by the Honorable Joseph E. Lambert, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Kentucky; the Honorable Julia Hylton Adams, Circuit Judge for the 25th Judicial Circuit and Chair of the Education Committee; and, the Honorable Jason M. Nemes, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts. more > |
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Fostering Public Trust through Judicial Opinion Writing |
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by Nancy A. Wanderer |
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“Slamming Judges for Political Gain” shouts the headline in the December 5, 2007 edition of The Seattle Times. “Here we go again,” begins the article, which recounts Republican Mitt Romney’s attack on Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Kathe M. Tuttman after a controversy erupted over a single decision. Romney called for Judge Tuttman’s resignation after a defendant she released from custody left town and allegedly murdered two people in Washington State. more > |
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The Joint Century Council-NASJE Hardcore Drunk Driver Judicial Guide Project: Putting the Brakes on Repeat DUI and High BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) Offenders |
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by Thomas N. Langhorne, Esq. |
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As The Century Council-NASJE collaborative Hardcore Drunk Driving Judicial Guide multi-year project tapers down, NASJE members will be encouraged to learn of the project’s many proud success stories. The first of it kind in many respects, this national judicial education project represents a comprehensive effort to provide state judges skills that enable them to swiftly identify, punish with certainty, and effectively treat hardcore drunk drivers. It also marks the first occasion in which most of America’s leading judicial education stakeholders collaboratively directed their collective resources towards effectively addressing this compelling public safety problem. more > |
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Thiagi Newsletter |
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New Research into Fairness in Administrative Hearings |
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by Christopher B. McNeil, J.D., Ph.D. |
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Ever wonder what makes a trial fair? If you knew a set of benchmarks exists to help ensure a fair trial, would you want to know about them? Turns out, there are a set of pretty good predictors of fairness, predictors that were identified expressly for use in trial courts. Social scientists in the 1960s started describing these predictors, in a body of research describing what they referred to as “procedural justice.” more > |
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Judges Newsletter |
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by Indiana Judicial Center |
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The Indiana Judicial Center has graciously agreed to share its bimonthly judge newsletter with us all. There seems to be something for everyone. Read, enjoy, and benefit from it. Thank you Indiana for your willingness to let us share this with everyone. more > |
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Blast From The Past: The Conference on Court Technology |
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by Susan M. Trippi |
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In the Summer 1988 issue of NASJE News, the editors looked forward to how computers might affect the ways judicial educators would do our work. Let’s see what they were thinking about the benefits of technology to education and training organizations. more > |
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Alternatives to Incarceration |
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by Christopher Cecil, MSW |
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At the June 2008 meeting of the Council of State Governments, Public Safety and Justice Task Force, in Lexington Kentucky, a policy discussion was held regarding alternatives to incarceration. The Task Force heard compelling presentations regarding innovative ways in which states are dealing with the pressing problem of prison overcrowding. Presenters included Jake Horowitz, Public Safety Performance Project, Pew Center for States; Michael Thompson, Executive Director, Council of State Governments Justice Center; and, Dawn Jenkins, Executive Advisor, Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy. more > |
| Manager's Briefcase |
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The Best Boss |
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by Wendy L. Werner |
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What does it take to be a good boss – one that is remembered years later? It requires a dedication to team work, by adapting to different employee work styles and finding everyone's strengths and weaknesses. It is someone who cares about their employees and in turn is rewarded with loyalty and success. more > |
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