Applied Statistics for Court Management - The Ultimate Guide to Efficient Courts

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Applied Statistics for Court Management - The Ultimate Guide to Efficient Courts is a comprehensive book on the application of scientific methods to appraise, monitor and evaluate court performance. In addition to proposing over 30 measures of court performance which can be applied in any jurisdiction, the book extensively interrogates one of the central pre-occupations of modern court systems - the causes and consequences of court delay and scientifically explores the factors which influences court productivity. Thus, the book embodies a wealth of insights on how to manage modern courts using data to improve judicial accountability and enhance the quality and timeliness of the delivery of justice to the society. It is well established in development literature that strong, efficient judiciaries are an important cornerstone in fostering economic growth and development in any nation. This book has a wide range of essential information and measurements to inform the creation of excellent courts, which is essential to economic advancement and poverty alleviation in the long run. Several scenarios are used in this book from the Jamaican jurisdiction, which continues to undergo rapid operational, structural and systemic transformations and currently provides viable case studies on how to engender the creation of efficient courts.