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Court Reform and Judicial Leadership: Judge George Nicola and the New Jersey Justice System
This study examines judicial leadership in court reform, tying biography, political science, social psychology, law, and history into court reform at the local level through the case of a nationally known jurist and reformer-Judge George Nicola of New Jersey.
Author(s) | By Paul B. Wice. |
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 224 |
Published in | United States |
Published | 18 Mar 1995 |
Availability | POD |
This study examines judicial leadership in court reform, tying biography, political science, social psychology, law, and history into court reform at the local level through the case of a nationally known jurist and reformer-Judge George Nicola of New Jersey.
Introduction Judicial Leadership and the Perils of Reform The Judge: His Background and Philosophy The Juvenile Court Years Managing People and Dockets The Art of Judging The Drug Court Conclusions and Recommendations Selected Bibliography Index
PAUL B. WICE is Professor of Political Science at Drew University in New Jersey. He is the author of seven books including Judges and Lawyers: The Human Side of Justice (1991), Chaos in the Courthouse (1985), and Participants in American Criminal Justice