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The Consequences of Criminal Proceedings in New York State: A Guide for Criminal Defense Attorneys and Other Advocates for Persons with Criminal Records
This Guide was developed in conjunction with an intensive training offered by the Civil Action Project at The Bronx Defenders. It is a comprehensive survey of the invisible punishments resulting from criminal proceedings in New York State, and it offers practical advice and strategies for mitigating these "collateral" consequences. It focuses in particular on the role of defenders.
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The Consequences of Criminal Proceedings in New York State: A Guide for Criminal Defense Attorneys and Other Advocates for Persons with Criminal Records
This Guide was developed in conjunction with an intensive training offered by the Civil Action Project at The Bronx Defenders. It is a comprehensive survey of the invisible punishments resulting from criminal proceedings in New York State, and it offers practical advice and strategies for mitigating these "collateral" consequences. It focuses in particular on the role of defenders.
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Why Capital Cases Require Mitigation Specialists
Why Capital Cases Require Mitigation Specialists
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Mental Health Litigation Unit
Mental Health Litigation Unit of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services provides counsel for indigent persons in all mental health proceedings (criminal & civil) and in "sexually dangerous person" commitment proceedings.
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Every Citizen is Entitled to Equal Justice Under the Law -- But Maryland's Pretrial Release and Bail Practices Fail to Provide It
Analysis and recommendations regarding lack of indigent defense services at bail determinations
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Flores v. Ashcroft
No. 02-3160, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS (7th Cir.), 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 24051
September 18, 2003, Argued; November 26, 2003, Decided
Petition for Review of an Order of the BIA.
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Gideon Day
Press Release:
Governor Vilsack Proclaims March 18th as “Gideon Day”
Iowa Marks 40th Anniversary of Landmark Supreme Court Decision on Right to Counsel for Poor People
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Clarence Earl Gideon v. Wainwright - A Landmark in the Law
An informational brochure on the right to counsel and Connecticut Public Defenders
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Community Defenders in the 21st Century
"Community Defenders in the 21st Century: Building on a Tradition of Problem-Solving for Clients, Families and Needy Communities" First published in "United States Attorneys' Bulletin," January, 2001. The article addresses the community justice movement. 10 pages.
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Community Oriented Lawyering: An Emerging Approach to Legal Practice
The article addresses the relatively new phenomenon of community lawyering. What is it and how does it work? A publication of the Baltimore Community Law Center. 8 pages.
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Problem Solving Defenders in the Community
... Two major initiatives in criminal justice are now at the forefront of legal, academic, and policy--making debates. ... Three dimensions in particular are worth further exploration: 1) "whole client" epresentation or holistic advocacy, 2) defender collaboration with other criminal justice stakeholders (e.g., building coalitions or lobbying to change laws and improve programming), and 3) community outreach or community service activities. ... For purposes of clarity, whole--client representation (i.e., problem--solving lawyering), defender collaboration with criminal justice stakeholders, and community--oriented defense initiatives will be discussed separately in the remaining sections even though many defender
offices blend these activities. ... In addition to providing a vigorous client defense of the charges, community defenders focus ideally on root problems that manifest themselves in offender behavior. ... Harvard's CJI social worker, Cathy Neidich, says that at first she was concerned that the lawyers and law students would not value a professional perspective
quite different from their own. ...
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The Best Defense is No Offense: Preventing Crime through Effective Public Defense
The purpose of this paper is to explore the idea that public defenders are in a good position to achieve
the instrumental goal of preventing crimes as well as the principled and more traditional goal of providing a
zealous defense of their clients.
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Mental Retardation: A Primer to Cope with Expert Testimony
With increasing frequency, attorneys in civil and criminal cases litigate issues involving intellectual functioning. As with all forensic assessments in the civil context, no IQ or diagnosis automatically renders an individual incompetent to execute a will, to consent to treatment, to manage one’s affairs, or to be caretaker for a minor. Often, a comprehensive assessment of a client’s intellectual functioning is needed to litigate a variety of these issues.
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Serotonin Deficit and Impulsive Violence: Does Your Case Fit?
In order to appreciate the critical differences in brain chemistry that can lead to seemingly inexplicable acts of cruelty, it is necessary to have a basic understanding of the brain itself, the organ of behavior. This article discusses the criteria which indicate that an analysis of serotonin function is warranted in order to assess the defendant’s biological capacity to control his impulses
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Detention Reform in Rural Jurisdictions: Challenges and Opportunities
Pathway 15, Detention Reform in Rural Jurisdictions: Challenges and Opportunities details a variety of special techniques, tactics and strategies that can help rural areas accomplish detention reform effectively. The report features: The importance in focusing on rural detention reform; Five principles to guide detention reform in rural areas; Unique characteristics of rural communities and rural youth; Issues that may make rural detention reform difficult; Lessons learned from implementing detention reform effectively in rural areas; and a Summary of key lessons, paying special attention to the critical role of leadership in spearheading and shepherding detention reform in rural regions.
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