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Plight of the Indigent Accused in America - An Examination of Alternative Models for Providing Criminal Defense Services to the Poor, Volume 2 - Policy-Makers' Report

Date Published

June 2025

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Weighted Dispositions - Adding Quality to Performance Measurement

Date Published

1982

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Measuring the Severity of Criminal Penalties - Provisional Results

Date Published

1982

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Examining Local Legal Culture - Practitioner Attitudes in Four Criminal Courts

Date Published

1982

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ROLE IN PLEA BARGAINING

Date Published

1975

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Research and Practitioner Perspectives on the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremists

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

Building Better Indigent Defense Systems

15PNIJ-23-GG-02234-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$800,000

Gideon at 60

Date Published

November 15, 2023

Summarizing A Snapshot of State Public Defense Systems and Paths to System Reform

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

Series

NIJ Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Needs

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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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