What Difference Does a Lawyer Make? Impacts of Early Counsel on Misdemeanor Bail Decisions and Outcomes in Rural and Small Town Courts

Recent court decisions and state legislation have highlighted the significance of ensuring that criminal defendants are represented by counsel at their first appearances in court, where judges make critical decisions on pretrial release, bail, and detention. Yet many jurisdictions do not routinely p...

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Authors: Worden, Alissa Pollitz (Author) ; Davies, Andrew L. B. (Author) ; Morgan, Kirstin A. (Author) ; Shteynberg, Reveka V. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2018, Volume: 29, Issue: 6/7, Pages: 710-735
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Courts
Policy implications
Sentencing disparity
Individual freedoms
Justice