LEADER 03640nam 22004573u 450 001 9910814721803321 005 20230803202900.0 010 $a0-8330-8624-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000124072 035 $a(EBL)1690838 035 $a(OCoLC)880059364 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1690838 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000124072 100 $a20141013d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aWho Pays for Justice? Perspectives on State Court System Financing and Governance$b[electronic resource] 210 $aSanta Monica $cRAND Corporation$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (73 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; RAND Institute for Civil Justice; Contents; Figure; Tables; Summary; Key Findings; State and County Revenue Streams Vary Widely; Funded Services Vary Between State Courts; How State Courts Spend Fee Revenue Varies Significantly; State Court Systems Vary in Their Flexibility to Carry Forward Resources or Revenue; Line Items and Fund Allocation Vary Between Systems; Disclosure Differs Greatly Between Systems; Governance Models Vary Significantly; Recommendations for Further Inquiry; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations 327 $a1. Introduction: Why Study State Judicial Funding?Introduction; Previous RAND Research Indicates That State Court Budgets and Financing Methods Warrant Further Research; Research Approach; Organization of This Report; 2. State Court System Financing and Accounting Show Significant Variations; Introduction; Theoretical Approaches to Court System Financing; Financial Anatomy 1: State Versus County Revenue Streams and Administration; Financial Anatomy 2: What Categories of Services Are Paid for as a Formal Part of the State Court System?; Financial Anatomy 3: Fee Revenue Versus Tax Revenue 327 $aHow Much Flexibility Do State Court Systems Have to Carry Forward Resources or Revenue from One Time Period to Another?How Many Line Items Are in the Budget for the General Fund-Financed Court Systems?; Who Records State Court System Accounting Information, and What Information Is Being Reported?; Discussion; 3. State Court Governance: Autonomy and Flexibility Can Mitigate the Effects of Fiscal Crises; Introduction; Theoretical Approaches to Court System Governance; Governance Anatomy 1: Deciding Who Decides; Governance Anatomy 2: Legislative Influence 327 $aGovernance Anatomy 3: State System Versus County DynamicsDiscussion; 4. Conclusions and Going Forward; Recommendations for Further Inquiry; Appendix: Interview Protocol; Discussion Topics; Financing Revenue; Financing Expenditures; Accounting Practice and Data; Finance and Accounting Strengths and Targets for Improvement; General Questions About State Court System Financing; Other Background Questions; References 330 $aRAND Corporation researchers surveyed experts from five states that use a variety of approaches to funding state court systems to assess financing, accounting, and governance issues under various systems. 606 $aCourt administration 606 $aCourts -- Finance 606 $aCourts 615 4$aCourt administration. 615 4$aCourts -- Finance. 615 4$aCourts. 676 $a347 700 $aMcGovern$b Geoffrey$0935290 701 $aGreenberg$b Michael D$040789 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814721803321 996 $aWho Pays for Justice? Perspectives on State Court System Financing and Governance$93941943 997 $aUNINA