Digital Library

Report summary and recommendations of practical strategies to increase DC public safety and save taxpayer dollars. Please call 202.785.5917 to order over the phone.

An update to the community of the Juries for the Year 2000 and Beyond publication. Please call 202.785.5917 to order over the phone.

The combined efforts of Samuel F. Harahan, Executive Director of the Council for Court Excellence, and Waleed Haider Malik, Senior Public Sector Management Specialist and Task Manager in the Public Sector Group of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit of the Latin America and Carribean Region of the World Bank, produced this booklet geared towards analyzing the policy considerations relating to establishing and promoting more effective civil society participation in the administration of justice. Please call 202.785.5917 to order over the phone.

Juries for the Year 2000 and Beyond is a comprehensive Council for Court Excellence policy report examining the trial level jury systems of the federal and local trial courts in Washington, DC. Notable for its focus from the petit juror's perspective, this report offer a variety of constructive and practical proposals for enhancing jury participation and the jury experience. (Online Only)

An executive summary of the Juries for the Year 2000 and Beyond publication. (Online Only)

This March 1996 report examines how the District of Columbia deploys its adult correctional resources, programs, and usage as compared with that of other jurisdictions. Focusing in particular on the nonviolent offender and the limited availability of expensive prison bedspace this policy report presents findings on innovative criminal justice programs that are programmatically effective and far less costly than prison. The Council for Court Excellence authored the report under contract for the Federal City Council. Please call 202.785.5917 to order over the phone.

When Adults Need Help Making Decisions and Managing Daily Affairs, a guide that explains in non-technical language the resources that are available to people in the D.C. area who, because of illness, physical or intellectual disabilities, aging, injury or dementia, may need extra help when making important life decisions. This guide can help D.C. residents and family members, social workers, lawyers, and anyone who is seeking to support a loved one who may need assistance making legal, financial, educational, or medical decisions.

CCE’s Victim’s Guide has been a stalwart resource for victims and their advocates for nearly 30 years. While previous versions focused on court proceedings and the trial process, this revision takes a more holistic approach because most criminal cases do not go to trial. The new Victim’s Guide provides a comprehensive overview of various facets of D.C.’s justice system and directs victims to the myriad community-based resources that have become available in recent years.

This "fill-in-the-blanks" estate planning Record Book is organized to help you list and record the location of your important personal and financial papers. It is a handy reference which has been distributed widely throughout the nation.