The ADR movement arose in the 1970s to ease court caseloads and costs

Evidence

During the 1970s, legal reformers began to propose that less formal forums be created outside the courts to help solve the problems of heavy caseloads, costly justice, and ineffectiveness in settling disputes. In recent years this movement for “alternative dispute resolution”—or ADR, as it is usually called—has enjoyed considerable success. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1163

Categorization

• DEFINE: Identifies ADR as less formal forums outside courts created to address caseload, cost, and effectiveness problems.
• XREF: connects to: Congress mandated federal agencies and district courts adopt ADR programs in the 1990s — 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; ADR programs lower cost, scheduling, and language barriers that deter court users. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2366 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• ADR programs have had only limited impact on court caseloads #complicates (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1183
• Most ADR programs receive under 500 annual referrals, limiting caseload relief #complicates (0.82) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1182
• ADR programs lower cost, scheduling, and language barriers that deter court users. #corroborates (0.78) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2366
• Courts shunt interpersonal disputes to ADR because they consider them junk cases #complicates (0.74) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1187