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News and Events

2012 LOSS Conference to be held in Nebraska

The 2012 LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Conference will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Dr. Frank Campbell, a leading expert in Suicidology along with other experts, will share the lessons learned in years of helping survivors of suicide, how sudden traumatic loss impacts survivors and grief through the different developmental stages.

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Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts

The purpose of this project was to discover what the American public thinks about the performance of state and local courts and identify different levels of confidence in and satisfaction with the courts.

Key Partners
Scientific Resources for the Law; UNL Law/Psychology Program; Survey Research Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; National Center for State Courts

Funding
Hearst Corporation

Related Publications:

Tomkins, A.J. National Center for State Courts. (1999, May). How the Public views the state courts: A 1999 national survey. Presented at The National Conference on Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System.

Rottman, D.B. & Tomkins, A.J. Public trust and confidence in the courts: What public opinion surveys mean to judges. Court Review, 36(3), 24-31.(1999 Fall).PDF File

Lead Contact:
Name: Alan Tomkins
E-mail: atomkins@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-5688