Measuring the Severity of Criminal Penalties - Provisional Results
Date Published
1982
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Defense counsel
DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ROLE IN PLEA BARGAINING
Date Published
1975
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make? The Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes
Date Published
December 2011
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Gideon at 60: A Snapshot of State Public Defense Systems and Paths to System Reform
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Indigent Defense Environmental Scan
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
21st Century Criminal Defense Practice: An Examination of the Impact of Holistic Defense in Wayne County, Michigan
15PNIJ-23-GG-02235-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$829,358
Client Perspectives of Holistic Defense: Strengthening Procedural Justice through Enhanced Client Trust
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Youth Defense Delivery Systems and Associated Outcomes
15PNIJ-22-GG-03056-TITL
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$508,010
The Evolving Character of Public Defense: Comparing Criminal Case Processing Effectiveness and Outcomes Across Holistic Public Defense, Traditional Public Defense, and Privately Retained Counsel
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Efficiency, Timeliness, and Quality: A New Perspective From Nine State Criminal Trial Courts (Full Report)
Date Published
1999
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Strategic Research Plan, 2022-2026 (Version 1.1)
Date Published
January 2025
Agencies
NIJ
"Satan's Minions" and "True Believers": How Criminal Defense Attorneys Employ Quasi-Religious Rhetoric and What It Suggests about Lawyering Culture
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Effects of Holistic Defense on Criminal Justice Outcomes
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Early Representation by Defense Counsel Field Test - Final Evaluation Report - Executive Summary
Date Published
August 1984
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Early Representation by Defense Counsel Field Test - Final Evaluation Report
Date Published
August 1984
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The University of Alabama System and the Alabama Department of Forensics National Center on Forensics
15PNIJ-21-GK-02982-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$4,000,000
Promising Practices from the Court System’s COVID-19 Response: Ensuring Access To Justice While Protecting Public Health
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
December 2020
In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.
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He Said, She Said: The Defense Attack of Credibility in Domestic Violence Felony Trials
Date Published
May 2001
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Adjudication and Sentencing in a Misdemeanor Court - The Outcome Is the Punishment
Date Published
1981
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Attorney Communication and Impression Making in the Courtroom Views from Off the Bench
Date Published
1986
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Client Games: Defense Attorney Perspectives on Their Relations With Criminal Clients
Date Published
1986
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Examining the Effectiveness of Indigent Defense Team Services: A Multisite Evaluation of Holistic Defense in Practice
Date Published
February 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored