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The Timing of Justice in Felony Trial Courts *
Author(s) -
FLEMMING ROY B.,
NARDULLI PETER F.,
EISENSTEIN JAMES
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1987.tb00405.x
Subject(s) - criminal justice , economic justice , political science , empirical research , criminology , politics , law , law and economics , economics , sociology , statistics , mathematics
Criminal court delay raises serious political and policy concerns. Analysis of the problem, however, is hobbled by the absence of theory and a lack of comparative, multivariate research that includes both micro‐level and contextual factors. This article draws on data from nine circuit‐level courts to develop an empirical model combining these factors. The results raise new questions about future research designs in this area and about the need to recognize policy trade‐offs in the formulation of reforms.