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The court community observers project used trained community volunteers to observe individual DC Superior Court civil court hearings and related court functions during the spring of 2001. Volunteers recorded their observations and the Council for Court Excellence published the major findings in this report to the courts and to the community. Please call 202.785.5917 to order over the phone.

CCE testimony to the DC Council Judiciary Committee regarding competing legislative proposals to establish the DCOffice of Administrative Hearings.

Tips for courts to create their own jury service appreciation campaigns, based on CCE's decade-long experience conducting such appreciation campaigns. Developed in the 1990's and utilized by many states, the ideas for conducting your own campaing are still current.

CCE Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives regarding police overtime for court and prosecution appearances

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.

CCE Testimony to the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary regarding police overtime for court and prosecution appearances

An update to the community of the Juries for the Year 2000 and Beyond publication.

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.

In May 2000, representatives from CCE presented testimony to the DC Council on the Judiciary regarding sentencing reform amendment legislation.

CCE Testimony to the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary regarding sentencing and DC's determinate sentencing policy

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

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.