TEN YEARS OF COURT-SUPERVISED REFORM: A CHRONICLE AND ASSESSMENT

by James B. Jacobs and Kristin Stohner

I.   Introduction 
II.   The Case Study:  The New York City District Council of Carpenters
 A. Background 
 B. The 1990 Civil RICO Suit and Settlement
  1. The Suit
  2. The Settlement
 C. Implementing the Consent Decree
  1. The Local 17 Trusteeship
  2. The Javits Center Investigation
  3. The 1995 District Council Election
  4.   Other Investigations
  5. UBC International's Trusteeship over,
   and Restructuring of, the District Council
  6.   Terminating the IRO and the UBC Trusteeship
III. Analysis
 A. The Necessity and Difficulty of Evaluation
 B. Successes and Failures
  1.   Successes
  2.   Failures
IV.   Conclusion:  The Need for Further Documentation and Analysis