Public defenders [electronic resource] : pragmatic and political motivations to represent the indigent / Michael Scott Weiss.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Publication details: New York : LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2005.Description: vii, 303 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 345.73/01 22
LOC classification:
  • KF9646 .W45 2005eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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