Session Submission Summary

Legal Services for the Indigent: National Research Strategies

Wed, Nov 14, 5:00 to 6:20pm, Marriott, L401, Lobby Level

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Papers on this panel address “nationally applicable performance measures to assess the quality of indigent defense programs” (Beeman), “pilot testing the Survey of Publicly Appointed Defense Attorneys (SPADA), a national survey of public defense attorneys” (Hall, Lyon, Davies, Hussemann & Adams), and “the development of indigent defense research capacity within law schools and universities” (Metzger).

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