Improving Judicial Administration Through Implementation of an Automated Sentencing Guidelines System

To ensure public trust and confidence, courts must routinely examine the management of their operations and continuously explore improvement opportunities. Although technology can be a catalyst for improving judicial administration, without the requisite planning, organizational capital (e.g., peopl...

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Main Author: Fox, Danielle P. (Author)
Contributors: Najaka, Stacy Brooke ; Soulé, David A. ; Yamagata, Hisashi
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2018, Volume: 29, Issue: 5, Pages: 489-504
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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