Public Defenders and Political Advocacy: What Is a Public Defender's Role?
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The Limits of Criminal Litigation
Liz Roberts: The role of the public defender cannot be assessed merely by evaluating case outcomes and child skill effectiveness. I think that our experiences representing people who qualify for our services really require another layer of humanity, she says. LZ: Racist criminal defense attorneys do real damage to the criminal defense bar. They cause actual harm to their black, brown, and otherwise other colleagues,. She says it is difficult to have any sort of camaraderie or working relationships across our profession. lz: It has a lot to do with politics because your politics will inform the measure of humanity that you give to your clients.
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