Unmet Need for Criminal Legal Aid: A Summary of Research Results

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• Introduction
• A Framework for Understanding Needs for Criminal Legal Aid
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from the Operations of Legal Aid Plans
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from Legal Aid Intake
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from Arrest and Detention
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from the Adversarial Court Process
• System-Centered and Client-Centered Perspectives on Criminal Legal Aid Needs: Meeting The Special Needs of Legal Aid Clients
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from the Disabilities and Disdvantages of the Accused
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from Linguistic and Cultural Barriers
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from Overlapping Legal Matters
  • Unmet Needs that Flow from Systemic Social Factors
• Conclusions
• Implications for Legal Aid Delivery

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2015-01-07