A look at case processing time in five cities

Klemm, Margaret F.

doi:10.1016/0047-2352(86)90023-1

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“…Quantitative exploration of the drivers of case processing time was a major focus in the 1970s and early 1980s (e.g., Church, Carlson, Lee, Tan, Chantry et al, 1978; Luskin, 1981; Mahoney et al, 1981). Notably, early work found that case- and individual-level characteristics were not salient predictors of case processing time, evidenced little consistency across studies, and left substantial variation unexplained (e.g., Flemming et al, 1992; Klemm, 1986; Luskin & Luskin, 1987; Neubauer & Ryan, 1982). For instance, examining state courts in Providence, RI; Dayton, OH; and Las Vegas, NV in the late 1970s, Neubauer and Ryan (1982) analyzed characteristics of the offense, characteristics of court processing, individual resources, and background characteristics finding that few individual-level characteristics were consistently associated with case processing time across the three jurisdictions examined.…”

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The Association Between Case Volume and Case Processing Times in New York City

Chauhan

Leventhal

2022

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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Past research has highlighted a number of case- and court-level characteristics that may be associated with differences in case processing time, yet other factors remain relatively unexplored. Drawing on an extensive case-level data set of misdemeanor and felony cases resolved in New York City’s court system, the current study contributes to our knowledge of case processing time by examining the association between the relative volume of arraignments (at the borough level) and case processing time. The analysis employs standard regression techniques to assess the relationship between case volume and case processing time while controlling for a number of individual- and case-level characteristics. Results suggest the relative volume of cases coming into the court system is positively associated with case processing time, net of several relevant case-level characteristics. These findings contribute to the small and inconsistent findings reported in prior work. Implications of these findings for future research and criminal justice policy are discussed.

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The Association Between Case Volume and Case Processing Times in New York City

Chauhan

Leventhal

2022

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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“…Previous studies have examined case processing time as a standardized measurement allowing comparison across jurisdictions Klemm (1986). In order to use case processing time, researches first must subdivide case timelines into appropriate time frames and reduce the scope to time under the control of the court system Neubauer (1983).…”

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A Data-Driven Evaluation of Delays in Criminal Prosecution

Hjörleifsson¹,

Ho²,

Prince³

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The District Attorney's office of Santa Clara County, California has observed long durations for their prosecution processes. It is interested in assessing the drivers of prosecutorial delays and determining whether there is evidence of disparate treatment of accused individuals in pre-trial detention and criminal charging practices. A recent report from the county's civil grand jury found that only 47% of cases from 2013 were resolved in less than year, far less than the statwide average of 88%. We describe a visualization tool and analytical models to identify factors affecting delays in the prosecutorial process and any characteristics that are associated with disparate treatment of defendants. Using prosecutorial data from January through June of 2014, we find that the time to close the initial phase of prosecution (the entering of a plea), the initial plea entered, the type of court in which a defendant is tried and the main charged offense are important predictors of whether a case will extend beyond one year. Durations for prosecution are found not significantly different for different racial and ethnic population, and do not appear as important features in our modeling to predict case durations longer than one year. Further, we find that, in this data, 81% of felony cases were resolved in less than one year, far greater than the value reported by the civil grand jury.

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Natural Disasters and the Effect of Celerity on Criminal Case Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in Kings County

Moyer

2021

Justice Evaluation Journal

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A look at case processing time in five cities

Cited by 4 publications

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The Association Between Case Volume and Case Processing Times in New York City

The Association Between Case Volume and Case Processing Times in New York City

A Data-Driven Evaluation of Delays in Criminal Prosecution

Natural Disasters and the Effect of Celerity on Criminal Case Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in Kings County

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