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Weiss, Michael Scott, 1969-

Public defenders pragmatic and political motivations to represent the indigent / [electronic resource] : Michael Scott Weiss. - New York : LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2005. - vii, 303 p. - Criminal justice : recent scholarship . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and index.

A study of public defender motivations -- Defense attorneys in the criminal courts -- Challenges of public defense -- A qualitative, semi-structured interview study -- Pragmatic motivations -- Legal and constitutional motivations -- Altruistic motivations -- Anti-establishment motivations -- Anti-police motivations -- Anti-prosecutor motivations -- Anti-judge and anti-corrections motivations -- Public defender motivations.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public defenders--Attitudes.--United States
Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
Right to counsel--United States.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: KF9646 / .W45 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 345.73/01