NDLI Links

Public Defense

Several organizations work to achieve fairness in the criminal justice system by supporting public defense by offering research, conferences and focus group meetings and publications.

• NLADA Defender Legal Services
• Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
• Vera Institute of Justice
  National Defender Leadership Project (NDLP)
• Executive Session on Public Defense (ESPD)
  Harvard Kennedy School of Government
• American Bar Association – SCLAID
  The Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants (SCLAID) examines issues relating to the delivery of civil legal services to the poor, and criminal defense services to indigent persons accused of crimes.
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
  Leadership skills among criminal defense lawyers as a whole have been enhanced through NACDL’s quality training conferences and series of publications.
• Statewide & Other Public Defender Offices in the United States & Territories

Leadership
Links to more general information on leadership training, publications and organizations that provide information on leadership and management skills instructive for defenders

• Leadership and Change
  A monthly electronic bulletin on current research and writing related to leadership and change management, published by the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management
• Working Knowledge Harvard Business School
  
• Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
• Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Non-Profit Management
• James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership
• Jossey-Bass Leadership Books

Criminal Justice

• Vera Institute of Justice
  
• Open Society Institute's Criminal Justice Initiative
  
• Open Society Institute's Gideon Project
  
• The Sentencing Project