RT Research Data
T1 Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 (United States)
A1 Anderson, James
A2 Heaton, Paul
LA English
PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 2012
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1840049340
AB This study measured the difference that defense counsel made to the outcome of homicide and death penalty cases. One in five indigent murder defendants in Philadelphia were randomly assigned representation by the Defender Association of Philadelphia while the remainder received court-appointed private attorneys. This study's research design utilized this random assignment to measure how defense counsel affected murder case outcomes. The research team collected data on 3,157 defendants charged with murder in Philadelphia Municipal Court between 1995-2004, using records provided by the Philadelphia Courts (First Judicial District of Pennsylvania). Data were also obtained from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System web portal, the National Corrections Reporting Program, and the 2000 Census. This study contains a total of 47 variables including public defender representation, defendant demographics, ZIP code characteristics, prior criminal history, case characteristics, case outcomes, and case handling procedures.
K1 attorneys
K1 Capital Punishment
K1 convictions (law)
K1 court cases
K1 court system
K1 Courts
K1 criminal courts
K1 CRIMINAL justice system
K1 Criminal law
K1 Defendants
K1 defense counsel
K1 Homicide
K1 Legal representation
K1 Legal systems
K1 Murder
K1 Offenders
K1 outcome evaluation
K1 plea negotiations
K1 Poverty
K1 Public defenders
K1 Punishment
K1 Sentencing
K1 Trials
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.3886/ICPSR32541.v1