The Public Defender And Private Defense Attorneys
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Author | : Sara Mayeux |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2020-04-28 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1469656035 |
Every day, in courtrooms around the United States, thousands of criminal defendants are represented by public defenders--lawyers provided by the government for those who cannot afford private counsel. Though often taken for granted, the modern American public defender has a surprisingly contentious history--one that offers insights not only about the "carceral state," but also about the contours and compromises of twentieth-century liberalism. First gaining appeal amidst the Progressive Era fervor for court reform, the public defender idea was swiftly quashed by elite corporate lawyers who believed the legal profession should remain independent from the state. Public defenders took hold in some localities but not yet as a nationwide standard. By the 1960s, views had shifted. Gideon v. Wainwright enshrined the right to counsel into law and the legal profession mobilized to expand the ranks of public defenders nationwide. Yet within a few years, lawyers had already diagnosed a "crisis" of underfunded, overworked defenders providing inadequate representation--a crisis that persists today. This book shows how these conditions, often attributed to recent fiscal emergencies, have deep roots, and it chronicles the intertwined histories of constitutional doctrine, big philanthropy, professional in-fighting, and Cold War culture that made public defenders ubiquitous but embattled figures in American courtrooms.
Author | : Ronald Hanna Beattie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1935 |
Genre | : Lawyers |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Gerald Wayne Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Defense (Criminal procedure) |
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Author | : Paul B. Wice |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2005-06-30 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0313049041 |
Eighty to ninety percent of the nation's urban criminal defendants are defended in court by public defenders. Thus, understanding how these defender programs operate, their effectiveness and the quality of professional life for these beleaguered and often underpaid attorneys, is a critical factor in improving local criminal justice systems. What is it like to practice law in such an inhospitable environment, where clients often revile their counsel and prosecutors hold defenders in contempt? How does a public defender maintain self-esteem and dignity? What are the particular problems and obstacles of public defender offices? And how might such departments overcome these obstacles so that defendants and defenders, as well as the public, benefit? In vivid prose, and with vignettes and quotes from the lawyers themselves, Wice answers these questions and paints a truer picture of the state of public defenders offices than most of us have from television and the media. Through a colorful profile of a reform-minded public defender's office Newark, N.J., one of the nation's most crime-ridden smaller cities, Wice examines the public defender system and shows how even the smallest reforms, especially those that address quality of life and work for public defenders, can make a big difference. Comparing the smaller defender's office to larger ones in such cities as New York and Chicago, which have not instituted significant reforms, the author illustrates the successes that can be found when change is implemented. Flaws remain, but with improved services and work environments, this important component of the overburdened criminal justice system can function more effectively, creating a system that benefits lawyers, defendants, and the community alike.
Author | : Brenda Hart Bohne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Public defenders |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Roger A. Hanson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 1992-01-01 |
Genre | : Criminal justice, Administration of |
ISBN | : 9780896561137 |
Author | : William F. McDonald |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1983-08 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
This book presents new research and thinking about the role of the defense counsel in the American criminal justice system. The right to counsel is guaranteed, but can an overworked public defender who is paid for the number of cases taken on really be compared with expensive private attorneys? Original essays explore such issues as performance measurement to ensure proper counsel, the differences between public and private defenders, and the dwindling number of private defense counsels.
Author | : Caroline Wolf Harlow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Criminal law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Norman Lefstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Legal assistance to the poor |
ISBN | : 9780615543765 |
For the criminal justice system to work, adequate resources must be available for police, prosecutors and public defense. This timely, incisive and important book by Professor Norman Lefstein looks carefully at one leg of the justice system's "three-legged stool"public defenseand the chronic overload of cases faced by public defenders and other lawyers who represent the indigent. Fortunately, the publication does far more than bemoan the current lack of adequate funding, staffing and other difficulties faced by public defense systems in the U.S. and offers concrete suggestions for dealing with these serious issues.
Author | : Mayer C. Goldman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Criminal procedure |
ISBN | : |