Public defenders pragmatic and political motivations to represent the indigent /

Weiss, Michael Scott, 1969-

Public defenders pragmatic and political motivations to represent the indigent / [electronic resource] : Michael Scott Weiss. - New York : LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2005. - vii, 303 p. - Criminal justice : recent scholarship . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and index.

A study of public defender motivations -- Defense attorneys in the criminal courts -- Challenges of public defense -- A qualitative, semi-structured interview study -- Pragmatic motivations -- Legal and constitutional motivations -- Altruistic motivations -- Anti-establishment motivations -- Anti-police motivations -- Anti-prosecutor motivations -- Anti-judge and anti-corrections motivations -- Public defender motivations.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Public defenders--Attitudes.--United States
Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
Right to counsel--United States.


Electronic books.

KF9646 / .W45 2005

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