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'A Judge's Deskbook on the Basic Philosophies and Methods of Science' by Shirley A. Dobbin, Ph.D, and Sophia I. Gatowski, Ph.D. is available on-line at no charge.
Our country's faith in science and its commitment to judicial resolution of disputes ensure that the judiciary will continue to be called upon to decide questions on the frontiers of science; these questions will arise in cases that raise profound social, economic, and public policy concerns. This publication is designed to give the judiciary the support it needs to perform this difficult task. Creation of The Deskbook and associated website was funded by the State Justice Institute, along with eight other justice-related organizations including the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies and the National Judicial College.

Science Programs for the Judiciary--2001. The rapid development of scientific theory and discovery through research affects the judiciary in many ways in a rapidly changing world. Developments we see in the natural sciences have counterparts in psychology and the social sciences. The rapid advances in all of these areas coupled with the realities of legal policy and procedure in a litigious society assure that judges will be called upon more and more to make decisions that depend on judicial understanding of science.
This study provides an inventory of offerings on science education available to judges during the period 1992 through 2000, and updates a report by the Carnegie Commission for an earlier period. As such it brings together in one place offerings from diverse providers of judicial education that contain at least some component of science in courses, seminars, workshops, or other instructional formats.


Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies Year-End Reports

July 2002-June 2003.
We at the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno wish to extend our deep sympathy to the family and friends of former Nevada First Lady Bette Sawyer, wife of former governor Grant Sawyer, for whom the Center is named. Mrs. Sawyer passed away on September 11, 2002, at the age of 79. She is remembered by those who knew her as a dynamic and intelligent woman, who served the people of Nevada diligently and gracefully despite her shyness. We gratefully acknowledge Mrs. Sawyer's support of the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies, and we wish to thank the Sawyer family for their continuing support.

The Center continues to expand, now supporting ten graduate research assistants and an undergraduate research assistant, who are engaged in several new and ongoing research projects. The ten graduate research assistants represent approximately one-third of the graduate students in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. We are proud to provide not only financial support, but also invaluable research experience in the growing area of social psychology and law, and the research to which our current and former graduate research assistants have contributed has added significantly to the body of knowledge in this area.

July 2001-June 2002.
Over the past year the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies has completed several important research projects, collaborating with organizations both within and outside the University. The number and scope of the research projects currently underway at the Center have allowed us to increase the number of graduate research assistants on staff from six to nine, thereby providing invaluable experience and financial support for doctoral students in the unique Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, as well as to continue our outstanding contributions to the body of knowledge related to justice issues.

July 2000-June 2001.
The University of Nevada, Reno remains committed to research, education and outreach on justice issues. This commitment is manifested by the justice-related programs and institutions located in and around the University campus. The activities at the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies reflect this commitment. Over the past year the Center has expanded, hiring a management assistant and several additional research assistants. Our increased staff has enabled the Center to undertake more research than in previous years. This, in turn, provides increased educational opportunities and practical experience for the Ph.D. students who play important roles in the research.

July 1999-June 2000.
Justice is a central theme of the University of Nevada, Reno, highlighted in the University's Master Plan. The Grant Sawyer Center is one program among several on campus that fosters that theme by explicit design and professional practice. We operate closely with other units that fall under this umbrella. One of them is the Master of Judicial Studies Program, which awards degrees to sitting judges who traverse the curriculum. Another closely related program is the Department of Criminal Justice, which offers a bachelor's degree now but is approved to move into graduate education, still a future prospect. Our activities over the year 1999-2000 reveal our important ties to these UNR programs.



2001 Strategic Planning Documents

The central university components of Justice and Judicial Studies are the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies (Justice Center), which reports to the Vice-President for Research, and the Judicial Studies Program (JSP, offering the MJS & PhD degrees), located in the College of Extended Studies. Associated in important ways elaborated below are the UNR Department of Criminal Justice and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology. On this campus but administratively separate from UNR are the National Judicial College and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, both of which participate in the Judicial Studies Program courses. This configuration is unique among universities in the nation and the world.

Proposal for Center for Justice and Judicial Studies
2003 Strategic Planning Document, New Cycle

Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies
2001 Strategic Planning Document, Phase I

Justice and Judicial Studies
2001 Strategic Planning Document, Phase II


 


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