Public Defender Offices, 2007: Statistical Tables

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By Lynn Langton and Donald J. Farole, Jr.
Year: 2009
Pages: 17
Binding Paperback
ISBN 9781437933505

Product Code: 1437933505

Description

Examines offices that provide representation for indigent defendants through a salaried staff of full-time or part-time attorneys employed as direct gov’t. employees or through a public, nonprofit org. Public defender (PD) offices are categorized according to whether they are funded and admin. at the state gov’t. level, the county level, or through a combination of state and county gov’t. Topics include PD office staffing, caseloads, expenditures, and standards and guidelines used by the nearly 1,000 PD offices across 49 states and the D.C. In 2007, 964 PD offices across the nation received nearly 6 million indigent defense cases. Misdemeanor cases accounted for about 40% of all cases received by PD offices. Extensive charts and tables.

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