Indiana Conflict Resolution Institute
 Project: United States Department of Justice











 

 
Projects: United States Postal Service Employment Arbitration Indiana Dept. of Env. Management Indiana ADR Providers Shared Neutrals Program U.S. Dept. of Justice

U.S. Env. Protection Agency

 Environmental Conflict Resolution Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission

National Institutes of Health

 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Other

The Department of Justice, Office of Dispute Resolution

As a supplement to the Report of the Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group to the President of the United States, the Institute assisted the DOJ in conducting an evaluation of federal ADR programs to determine how federal agencies have measured the effects of their ADR initiatives. The project examined resolution rates and the costs expended and avoided for ADR programs at a national level.  In addition, the project examined efficiencies gained, participant satisfaction levels, and other lessons learned since the Working Group began.  A public report about ADR use in the federal government is in review at the DOJ, as are other manuscripts examining the impact of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (ADRA) on federal agencies.

The Institute has also worked extensively on a statistical analysis of ADR and litigation cases from the 1995-1998 national case files of the Assistant U.S. Attorneys.  In cooperation with the DOJ, Institute researchers have completed extensive statistical data analysis on a composite of three databases containing over 15,000 cases.  Public reports are in review at the DOJ, as is a scholarly article demonstrating that early use of ADR results in faster disposition of cases. 

 

Indiana Conflict Resolution Institute
Last updated: July 30, 2004
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