Court interpretation. Model guides for policy and practice in the state courts

This resource book examines language interpretation problems and responses at several levels -- courtroom, local, state, and national. It contains model documents and recommended procedures and programs that will be useful for individual trial judges, administrators, program managers, and policy makers at each of those levels. It is the result of a study conducted between January 1, 1992, and July 31, 1994, by the National Center for State Courts to examine the nature and scope of management problems related to interpreter services in the state courts. The study identified strategies for transforming a bewildering array of problems into an action agenda of manageable proportion. The cost to improve the quality of interpreter services is an issue of overarching concern.