MONTGOMERY COUNTY (TN) - SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE LEGAL DEFENSE SERVICES - FINAL REPORT, MAY 1976

• NCJ Number: 40394
• Author(s): M NATHANSON; W R HIGHAM; G GOLDBERGER; P EATON; E J SHARP; C S GROOM
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 132 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-DF-99-0008
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Legal Aid and Defender Assoc; National Ctr for Defense Management
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANAGEMENT TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY (TN), COURTS TO PREPARE A DEVELOPMENT STUDY FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEMS ADDRESSING PROBLEMS UNIQUE TO THE COUNTY.

Abstract

THE STUDY INVOLVED DESCRIBING THE EXISTING SYSTEM, PREDICTING FUTURE NEEDS, DEVELOPING CHOICES AMONG LEGAL DEFENSE SYSTEMS, AND ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF SUCH ALTERNATIVES AS WELL AS THE RESOURCES REQUIRED. TWO PRELIMINARY ON-SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED IN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER 1975, A CONSULTING TEAM OF ATTORNEYS AND A SYSTEM ANALYST CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS, GATHERED ADMINISTRATIVE DATA, AND INITIATED A DOCKET STUDY IN DECEMBER 1975. THEIR REPORT ADDRESSES CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND LEGAL PRECEDENTS FOR QUALITY INDIGENT DEFENSE; REQUIREMENTS OF THE COORDINATED-ASSIGNED COUNSEL (CAC) SYSTEM, A DEFENDER SYSTEM, AND A MIXED SYSTEM WITH COMPONENTS OF BOTH; QUALITATIVE AND COST BENEFITS OF THE SYSTEMS DESCRIBED; AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY ON VIABLE COURSES OF ACTION FOR IMPLEMENTING A MIXED SYSTEM....EB