TY  - BOOK
AU  - Franje, Hanelli Jane A.
TI  - Slow administration of justice: an analysis of the probable cause of overstaying of detention prisoners in jail 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cebu city
PB  - University of Cebu
N1  - Includes map of Cebu City, letter to the court, letter to the office of the prosecutor, letter to the respondents, statistical analysis, reliability test of the research instrument, and research instrument; Thesis (Degree of Juris Doctor) -- University of Cebu-Banilad, 2016; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-59)
N2  - Summary: The principal purpose of this study was to analyze slow administration of justice as the probable cause of overstaying of detention prisoners in jail in Cebu City. Specifically, it aimed to determine possible factors that could significantly contribute to the slow administration of justice and it's effect to overstaying of detention prisoners in jail.
 
A total of 27 judges in Cebu City Hall of Justice served as the respondents of the study. An interview schedule through a researcher-made instrument was used to gather data on the perception of the respondents regarding slow administration of justice due to the court, the Public Attorneys' Office, Office of the Prosecutor and the Parties and Witnesses of the case as well as the overstaying of detention prisoners in jail. Descriptive research design was used to describe the data gathered and Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to determine the relationship between the independent and department variables of the study. 
 
The results revealed, and the study concluded that slow administration of justice due to the courts, Public Attorneys' Office, Office of the Prosecutor and parties and Witnesses of the case  have a significant relationship to the overstaying of detention prisoners in jail, tested at 0.05 level of significance.
 
Based on the conclusions, the following recommendations are drawn: (1) it is recommended that a more stringent rules regarding the attendance of the PAO lawyers, prosecutor, parties and witnesses of the case must be applied; (2) it is recommended for the government to take the necessary steps in addressing the problem of insufficiency of court personnel in order to advance the administration of justice; (3) it is recommended for the government to put up additional courts in the judiciary in order to speed up the administration of justice in our country. The government must reexamine the procedures in court, as well as the different factors that significantly contributes to this problem to eventually find a solution.
 
Furthermore, it is recommended for future researchers to include the Prosecutors, the PAO, private counsels and detention prisoners as respondents of the study. Other factors affecting overstaying of detention prisoners in jail may also be included such as lack of legal representation for detainees to follow-up their cases in court, lack of legal aid personnel in prison and poor administration of the prison
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