TY - BOOK AU - Wice ,Paul B TI - Public defenders and the American justice system SN - 0275985768 (alk. paper) AV - KF 9646 W53.2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Public defenders KW - United States KW - Defensores públicos - KW - Estados Unidos KW - Legal assistance to the poor KW - Asistencia legal a los pobres KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Administración de justicia penal N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [193]-197) e índice; The right to counsel for indigent defendants : a national perspective -- Public defender agencies : the traditional approach -- The Essex County regional defender office : the evolution and organization of a reform defender system -- The staff attorneys : background and career patterns -- Procedural issues : processing and litigating cases -- The work environment and courthouse relationships -- Personal and professional issues -- Lessons learned : an agenda for public defender reform ER -