Modernising Staffing and Court Management Practices in Ireland Towards a More Responsive and Resilient Justice System

Modernising Staffing and Court Management Practices in Ireland Towards a More Responsive and Resilient Justice System
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2023-01-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264372318

Ireland has launched an ambitious strategy to build a more inclusive, efficient and sustainable justice sector. Irish citizens recognise these efforts: Ireland is one of the OECD countries with a higher percentage of citizens trusting their government and courts, according to the recent OECD Survey on the Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions.

Social Work Case Management

Social Work Case Management
Author: Betsy Vourlekis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 135148933X

This new practice text provides a series of readings focusing on case management in a number of fields and in a variety of settings with different client populations. Each chapter examines a major component of case management practice by presenting information about an innovative program from a different location around the country. In conjunction, these readings provide a road map to social work case management.In addition to offering up-to-date practice approaches and examining the functions and skills of case management in depth, the authors provide the policy information needed for putting this traditional form of social work practice into today's service delivery context.

Teaching Family Law

Teaching Family Law
Author: Henry Kha
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2023-08-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000931889

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the teaching of an eclectic range of family law topics and the unique opportunities and challenges of teaching family law in different jurisdictions from a varied international perspective. Written by leading legal scholars, the book addresses a gap in the scholarship to comprehensively and systematically analyse the teaching of family law. The first part of the book explores ways of teaching the varied range of topics under the heading of family law and captures the diverse approaches to the discipline. Chapters illustrate how the subject can be best taught in an interdisciplinary way that considers feminist perspectives and the philosophy of teaching, while encompassing legal positivism, empirical research and critical legal theory. The second part of the book examines teaching in different jurisdictions and illustrates policy and practice in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and South Africa. Showcasing examples of best practice of teaching family law, the book will be an essential reading for legal scholars, as well as researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of family law and legal education.

Children, Courts, and Custody

Children, Courts, and Custody
Author: Andrew Schepard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2004-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780521529303

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Caseflow Management

Caseflow Management
Author: David C. Steelman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2004
Genre: Court administration
ISBN: 9780896562356

"To reduce and avoid delay, American courts have developed a set of principles and techniques since the 1970s that we refer to as "caseflow management" ... The main premise of this book is that caseflow management is more than just a way to reduce or avoid delay, however. In fact, caseflow management is the conceptual heart of court management in general. We can fully understand courts as organizations only if we understand the requirements of caseflow management. In managing a court, the chief judge and court managers should focus first on caseflow management - not just because it addresses problems of delay or backlog, but more importantly because it is the very foundation of court management in general." -- from the Introduction, p. xi.

Patching Up the Cracks

Patching Up the Cracks
Author: Michael D. Grimes
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780739108970

In Patching Up the Cracks Michael D. Grimes evaluates the American juvenile court system, specifically looking at its ability to address child abuse and neglect cases. This project is both a specific case study focusing on the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a discussion of the need to examine the juvenile court system within its larger social and institutional context. Grimes persuasively argues that in order to better evaluate the potential for juvenile court reform, it is crucial to understand the health of the larger community environment within which the court system operates. The book begins with a chronological overview of the evolution of children's rights and a brief history of juvenile justice in America, culminating in a thoroughgoing assessment of its current status. Grimes concludes with a discussion of the need for more adequate studies--researchers and students will appreciate the discussion of his own research design and methodology--of the ways that juvenile courts treat dependency cases and the processes through which these courts can improve their performance.

Conducting Child Custody Evaluations

Conducting Child Custody Evaluations
Author: Philip M. Stahl
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2010-08-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1483343197

Covering the mental health expert′s many roles as therapist, mediator, evaluator, consultant to attorneys, expert witness, and more, Philip M. Stahl′s Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues addresses key topics such as the best interests of the child, custody and time share, divorce and its impact on children, and children′s developmental needs. From tackling the terror of testifying to critiquing your own child custody evaluations and avoiding bias inherent in this work, this practical and easy-to-read book offers comprehensive coverage vital to practitioners in this field.

Trends in State Courts 2019

Trends in State Courts 2019
Author: Charles Campbell
Publisher: National Center for State Courts
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2019-06-26
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Trends in State Courts is an annual, peer-reviewed publication that highlights innovative practices in critical areas that are of interest to courts, and often serves as a guide for developing new initiatives and programs and supporting policy decisions. This year's Trends looks at how the Massachusetts Community Justice Project uses Sequential Intercept Mapping to confront the state's opioid-abuse crisis, the importance of courts investing in human capital, the role of technology in promoting the rule of law, and increasing access to justice.