criminal justice
Not what you're looking for?
Explain how public defenders affect a defendant's experiences and court proceedings. What does the research suggest about public defenders? What can be done to improve the equity of defendant representation?
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary
The solution discusses how public defenders affect a defendant's experiences and court proceedings.
Solution Preview
Public defenders affect the defendant's experience and court proceedings in a negative manner. The defenders are over-burdened with cases and so are not available to the defendant for consultation. The public defender directly appears in the courtroom and that leaves the defendant bewildered and confused about the court proceedings. In addition, the defendant faces problems because the public defender does not have adequate computers, support staff, and investigators to make a strong case in the courtroom. Further, the public defenders are mostly young and inexperienced lawyers that handle high volume cases and cannot help the defendant with administrative matters.
Research suggests however, that the performance of public defenders is comparable to that of ...
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Criminal Defenses Review
Test your knowledge of the basics of criminal law and defenses with this quiz.
Evidence
Do you know your evidence objections? Find out with this quiz!
Title VII Laws
Learn the basics of the laws under Title VII.
Constitutional Law Rights
How much do you know about Constitutional Law Rights? Find out with this quiz!
Title VII
This Quiz pertains to the spectrum of Human Rights through Title VII