Summary of State and Local Justice Improvement Activities (2003) This is the electronic Bar/Court State and Local Justice Improvement Activities—2003. To view it, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You can download it (free) by clicking the link below. NOTE: When viewing documents in PDF format, click on the binoculars icon in the menu bar at the top to search for specific names or topics within the document. For several years the ABA Coalition for Justice (now merged with the Committee on State Justice Initiatives) has surveyed state and local bar associations and state supreme courts to update our information clearinghouse. In 2001 and 2003, the Coalition included selected metropolitan trial courts in the survey. The survey shows more than 1,000 areas of justice improvement activity, reported by over 80 courts and bar associations. Contents: Executive Summary Activities Response Tally Narrative Reports Survey Instrument Sample Cover Letter A good way to approach the survey information is to start with the Executive Summary and then review the Activities Response Tally to see a list of the bar associations and courts participating in the survey and a tally of their responses for each category of justice improvement activity. Next, be sure to visit the state Narrative Reports that provide descriptions of the courts' and bar association's justice improvement activities. You can search for a word, name, or phrase (such as "jury," "Montana," or "mental health court,") within the state reports by clicking on the binoculars icon in the menu bar at the top of the pages of the PDF document. The 2003 survey report is not available as a print document. It is an abbreviated update of the Summary of State and Local Justice Improvement Activities—2001, a 184-page document that includes greater detail about activities in each of the justice improvement areas.   Contact Information: ABA Coalition for Justice 321 North Clark Street, 19th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60654 Phone: (312) 988-5689 Fax: (312) 988-5709 E-mail: farileyg@staff.abanet.org