The Resource Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States]
Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States]
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- Summary
- 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
- Note
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- 1994--2005
- 32541
- Label
- Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States]
- Title
- Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States]
- Subject
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- court system
- courts
- criminal courts
- criminal justice system
- criminal law
- defendants
- defense counsel
- homicide
- legal representation
- legal systems
- admin
- offenders
- outcome evaluation
- plea negotiations
- poverty
- public defenders
- punishment
- sentencing
- trials
- murder
- attorneys
- capital punishment
- convictions (law)
- court cases
- Summary
- 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
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- Anderson, James
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Heaton, Paul
- Label
- Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States]
- Note
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- 1994--2005
- 32541
- Control code
- ICPSR32541.v1
- Governing access note
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- Label
- Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States]
- Note
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- 1994--2005
- 32541
- Control code
- ICPSR32541.v1
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
Subject
- court system
- courts
- criminal courts
- criminal justice system
- criminal law
- defendants
- defense counsel
- homicide
- legal representation
- legal systems
- admin
- offenders
- outcome evaluation
- plea negotiations
- poverty
- public defenders
- punishment
- sentencing
- trials
- murder
- attorneys
- capital punishment
- convictions (law)
- court cases
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