Honors Program Theses

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Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Scott Peters

Keywords

Legal assistance to the poor--United States;

Abstract

The purpose of my research is to investigate the link between indigent defense funding and race. First, I explain the various approaches that states have implemented to deliver legal defense to the indigent. Second, I describe the current lack of funding and its consequences. Third, I examine what effect race has on the indigent defense system. Finally, based on the conclusions drawn from examining both race and funding for indigent defense, I evaluate the effectiveness of the delivery of indigent defense to individual states and regions within the United States.

Year of Submission

2009

Department

Department of Political Science

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

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Date Original

5-2009

Object Description

1 PDF file (43 pages)

Language

en

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