Justice on Trial: Crisis in the Courtroom

DateOctober 20 1989

Can DescriptionsMaster

AbstractSpecials: Justice on Trial -- Crisis in the Courtroom; Mike Barnicle provides a brief-sketch voice-over history of Massachusett's law development and recent drug arrests accompanied by courtroom scenes and police hauling in suspected criminals; more arrests, not enough judges, and crowded jails are among the elements reported; George Keady, Lawrence Brown, and Robert Rufo are interviewed; black screen breaks; J. Albert Johnson is interviewed about the situation in Massachusetts; many judges talk about their frustrations with the day to day failures of the system; the practices of funding, record keeping, computerization, modernization, and maintenance are reported; judicial education is reviewed, and Reno is visited; Marie Jackson-Thompson is interviewed about the value of the college; Warren Burger is interviewed; the courtroom of Joseph Ferrino is observed; diversionary programs are noted; Mike Barnicle provides suggestions for solutions;

OtherIn the studio Dick Amaral, Bob Comiskey, Myles Gordon, Jeff Brawler, Dave Teixeira, Art Donahue, Steve Colvin, Bob Oliver, Tom Fahey, Ken Sullivan, Bob Wilson, Peter Sinatra, Dan McLellan, Bob Hakkila, John O'Connor, Craig Pizzo, Doug DeVitt, George Ellard, Susan Krieger, Christine Finn, Jennifer Friedman, Ramsey Gifford, Jillian Bennett, Jane Messere, Gerri Powers, Carolyn Stirling, Leona McCarthy, Joan Kenney, Johnson, Mee & May Law Offices, Mark Mills, Paul LaCamera;