Recruitment and Productivity 5/29/02, 200k

The timetable for implementing the various outreach strategies might achieve greater success with an earlier start date and coordination with the targeted audiences; and

Evaluations of applicants, based on the interview, can be standardized across interviewing judges if adherence to a uniform checklist of qualifications can be established. A quote from Aristotle aptly concludes this report of the 2001–2002 Orange County Grand Jury. “If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost” Final Report AH – 17 APPENDIX A GRAND JURY HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA Table 1: Orange County Grand Juror “Age” Demographic Data for Prior Five Years, as Compared to Orange County Profile Table 2: Orange County Grand Juror “Gender” Demographic Data for Prior Five Years, as Compared to Orange County Profile AH – 18 2001–2002 Orange County Grand Jury Table 1 Orange County Grand Juror “Age” Demographic Data for Prior Five Years, as Compared to Orange County Profile Orange 1996 – 1997 1997 – 1998 1998 – 1999 1999 – 2000 2000 – 2001 Average Age Representation28 Age County Grand Jury Grand Jury Grand Jury Grand Jury Grand Jury (% difference between Orange Group Profile (Grand jury % County profile % and 5-year across 5 years) (%) # % # % # % # % # % average grand jury %) 18 – 19 No data 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 (–) 100 20 – 24 9.53 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 (–) 100 25 – 34 23.33 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 (–) 100 35 – 44 23.90 0 0.0 1 5.3 2 10.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3.2 (–) 87 45 – 54 18.06 2 10.5 3 15.8 1 5.3 1 5.3 2 10.5 9.5 (–) 47 55 – 59 6.40 5 26.3 3 15.8 2 10.5 5 26.3 5 26.3 21.0 (+) 228 60 – 64 4.84 4 21.1 7 36.8 3 15.8 6 31.6 4 21.1 25.3 (+) 423 65 – 74 7.40 7 36.8 4 21.0 10 52.6 5 26.3 5 26.3 32.6 (+) 340 75 + 6.54 1 5.3 1 5.3 1 5.3 2 10.5 3 15.8 8.4 (+) 28 Total 100.00 19 100.0 19 100.0 19 100.0 19 100.0 19 100.0 28 Computed as [(average % of actual grand juries – Orange County profile percent) ÷ Orange County profile percent]. Final Report AH – 19 Table 2 Orange County Grand Juror “Gender” Demographic Data for Prior Five Years, as Compared to Orange County Profile Orange Gender County 1996 – 1997 1997 – 1998 1998 – 1999 1999 – 2000 2000 – 2001 Average Representation29 Gender Grand Jury Grand Jury Grand Jury Grand Jury Grand Jury Profile (Grand jury % (% difference between Orange across 5 years) County profile % and 5-year (%) # % # % # % # % # % average grand jury %) Male 49.9 12 63 11 58 12 63 15 79 14 74 67 (+) 34 Female 50.1 7 37 8 42 7 37 4 21 5 26 33 (–) 34 Total 100.0 19 100 19 100 19 100 19 100 19 100 100 29 Computed as [(average % of actual juries – Orange County profile percent) ÷ Orange County profile percent]. AH – 20 2001–2002 Orange County Grand Jury BIBLIOGRAPHY Community Awareness of Grand Jury Selection. (1991) Orange County Grand Jury Final Report 1990–1991, pp. SI-7–9. Fidelman, Carolyn G. (1996). A Language Professional’s Guide to the World Wide Web. Retrieved 4/4/2002, from CALICO Journal. . Good, Phillip. (1997). Memorandum of Law: A Jury of One’s Peers. Retrieved 4/6/2002, from . Grand Jury Awareness. (1994) Orange County Grand Jury Final Report 1993–1994, pp. SI-3–12. “How to Plan an Electronic Viewgraph Presentation.” Updated 10/20/2001, by Los Alamos National Laboratory. . “Impartial Jury.” Retrieved 4/7/2002, from FindLaw. . “Microsoft Excel Primer.” Retrieved 4/4/2002, from Clark University Official Student Workshop. . Recruitment of Grand Jury Members. (1995) Orange County Grand Jury Final Report 1994–1995, pp. 117–120. Review of Orange County Grand Jury Selection. (1988) Orange County Grand Jury Final Report 1987–1988, pp. SR-1–SR-9. Superior Court Judges Committee. (1982) Orange County Grand Jury Final Report 1982–1983, p. SR-19. “The American Presidency.” Retrieved 4/7/2002, from Grolier Online. . “The Bill of Rights.” Retrieved 4/7/2002, from ACLU American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio. . Wilson, Tracy. (2/5/2002). Judge Tosses Out Indictment by Male-Dominated Grand Jury. Los Angeles Times. Wilson, Tracy. (2/10/2002). The Jury Is Out on Selecting Grand Jurors. Los Angeles Times. Final Report AH - 21