Community Relations – Defender Research Library

Determining Eligibility for Assignment of Counsel in New York: A Study of Current Criteria and Procedures and Recommendations for Improvement

New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services

2016 -- New York
Outline of the results of the Office of Indigent Legal Services’ research on the current assigned counsel eligibility processes in New York State criminal courts outside of New York City.

Criteria and Procedures for Determining Assigned Counsel Eligibility

New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services

2016 -- New York
Criteria and procedures for determining eligibility for assigned counsel developed by the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services.

On Trial For Their Lives: The Hidden Costs of Wrongful Capital Prosecutions in North Carolina

The Center for Death Penalty Litigation

2015 -- North Carolina
Discussion of a study done of North Carolina cases in which people were charged or prosecuted capitally but never convicted.

Improving Data Collection and Analytic Capacity in Indigent Defense

Alyssa Clark , Janet Moore , Andrew Davies
Indigent Defense Research Association
2016 -- NATIONAL LEVEL
A discussion of why data collection and analytic capacity in indigent defense needs to be improved.

Public Defenders (2008)

B. Mantel
CQ Press
2008 -- NATIONAL LEVEL
This is the “Public Defenders” edition of CQ Researcher, a newsletter that investigates a new topic each week.

Public Defense Reform Since Gideon: Improving the Administration of Justice By Building On Our Successes and Learning From Our Failures: A Public Defense Leadership Focus Group (2008)

DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) , National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) , American University (AU)
2008 -- NATIONAL LEVEL
Report on focus group which included defenders, prosecutors, academics, social workers, client leaders, and policy advocates.

FY2009 Fill the Gap Report (2010)

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
2010 -- Arizona
Report shows how funding from Arizona's "Fill the Gap" initiative continues to improve courts' efficiency.