Most ADR programs receive under 500 annual referrals, limiting caseload relief

Evidence

Although ADR programs have reduced court caseloads somewhat, their impact has been quite limited. In part, this reflects the small size of most ADR programs. An American Bar Association survey found that 60 percent of ADR programs received fewer than 500 referrals per year, and only 4 percent received more than 5,000 referrals. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1182

Categorization

• XREF: Empirical baseline for the reader’s course analysis of whether alternative dispute resolution meaningfully relieves structural court congestion. — connects to: The ADR movement arose in the 1970s to ease court caseloads and costs — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1163; ADR programs have had only limited impact on court caseloads — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1183

Broader Connections

• ADR programs have had only limited impact on court caseloads #expands (0.92) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1183