Experts – Defender Research Library

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.

Two Models of Pre-Plea Discovery in Criminal Cases: An Empirical Comparison

Jenia I. Turner , Allison D. Redlich
Washington and Lee Law Review
2016 -- Results from a survey of prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys about their pre-plea discovery practices.

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.

National Juvenile Defense Standards (2012)

P. Purits , L. Thurau
National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC)
2012 -- NATIONAL LEVEL
Juvenile defense is a specialized practice requiring specialized skills.

Juvenile Defender Resource Guide (2011)

E. Pelletier , C. McGregor , R. Griffin , S. Millier , V. Hernandez , Y. Ford
National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC)
2011 -- NATIONAL LEVEL
This report covers addresses every issue that could foreseeably arise through the representation of a juvenile defendant.

Seattle Indigent Public Defense Services (2007)

S. Cohen
Seattle Office of City Auditor
2007 -- Washington
City Councilmembers of Seattle requested an audit of the City's indigent public defense services program.