2. Justice Studies Careers:  Graduate students trained at the Justice Center since its inception now function as professional researchers in major justice programs (e.g., the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges) and trial consultants with national firms (e.g., Decision Quest).  Seven doctoral students from the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology now work at the Justice Center.
3.  A National Advisory Board and local Executive Board provide disciplinary and professional guidance for the Justice Center.
4.  Major performance indicators of success in attaining goals are: grants applied for and received; cooperative or service grants and contracts with local, state, and national justice system agencies or organizations; publications and professional papers by Justice Center staff:  the quality of educational programs (e.g., the national/international reputations of presenters); active outreach, including joint conferences and service to justice system agencies, such as the courts, prosecutors, and public defenders; support for and training of doctoral students committed to justice research and practice.

II. Critical Evaluation of Current Status ("SWOT" analysis)
A. Present demand for services
1.  In research, the Justice Center is regularly asked to perform program evaluation and applied research for justice system agencies (e.g., Washoe County Court Services, the Federal Judicial Center, and the State Justice Institute).  Staff also seeks support by initiating proposals for submission to outside agencies and foundations.  Faculty with justice interests are supported in proposal development through library research, search for funding sources, and review of proposals for submission.  There is a regular audience for outreach and instructional activities, such as colloquia, conferences, and the speakers' series.
2.  The Justice Center works actively in cooperative research on and education for the judiciary with the Justice Studies Program, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the National Judicial College. 
3.  The international journal Social Justice Research is edited at the Center by the Director; he also is Associate Editor of Psicología Política, a justice-related international journal published in Valencia, Spain.  Other editorial demands are also placed on the Center staff.  International demands on the Center include recently hosting at UNR in 1995 the biennial meeting of the International Society for Justice Research.

B. Strengths and weaknesses of existing programs
Strengths:
®Policy research on justice issues and program evaluation are strengths of the Justice Center.  The Director and doctoral student staff are skilled and experienced in this arena.
®The Center has a strong record of securing ongoing small research grants and contracts from community, state, and national sources.
®Strong ties exist through ongoing outreach activities to the local and state justice communities, including the Nevada Supreme Court. 
®Doctoral and masters students receive excellent research training and experience. 
®The Center supports scholarship toward MJS and Ph.D. degrees by graduate students in the Judicial Studies program.
®There are 16 UNR Faculty Associates affiliated with the Justice Center; these faculty and others in various departments receive significant support in proposal development for outside funding.
®Assistance is provided to local agencies (e.g., Washoe County Court Services) and state justice agencies (e.g., the Nevada State Supreme Court) in the form of program evaluation.
®Cooperative programming in education and outreach takes place with the two international organizations providing educational programs for judges--the National Judicial College and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
®The Center communicates regularly with UNR personnel and with local and regional members of the legal community through the publication of the newsletter "Center News," and also publishes annually the  Occasional Paper Series.
®Staff and affiliated faculty (James Richardson, Richard Siegel) consult at the state, national, and international levels on media effects on fair trials, the state and religious freedom, and human rights, among other issues.

Weaknesses:
®We lack sufficient staff time to pursue additional major research awards.

C. Major Challenges and Constraints
1. current status and most important challenges in the next six years.
®Replacement of the Director:  Ronald Dillehay will retire in the next year or two, and must be replaced by someone who fulfills both a critical faculty role and an administrative leadership role in research and outreach activities.  The faculty role is important for the continuation of recruitment to the University of graduate students at the doctoral level who are committed to professional futures on justice issues.
®Meeting local, state, and national demands for program and policy research:  Requests from local and state agencies and related opportunities are increasingly occupying Center personnel time.
®Obtaining large grants for research:  It is difficult to find sufficient staff time to develop major proposals