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The defender : the battle to protect the rights of the accused in Philadelphia / Edward W. Madeira Jr. and Michael D. Schaffer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Madeira, Edward W., Jr., 1928-2020, author.
- Schaffer, Michael D., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public defenders--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Public defenders.
- Defender Association of Philadelphia--History.
- Defender Association of Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 241 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia ; Rome ; Tokyo : Temple University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "A history of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, from a two-lawyer volunteer office to an integral part of Philadelphia's court and prison system. Each era finds new challenges as the burdens on the justice system expand and the Defender remakes itself to rigorously defend the indigent people of Philadelphia"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- "There is need of a defender"
- The early years
- The road to Gideon
- After Gideon
- Lawyers needed
- Reorganized and relevant
- Tony's fellows take charge
- Bigger, then better
- Racial diversity at the Defender
- "Pioneer women"
- Appeals
- Law reform
- Watchdog
- Funding the Defender pay parity
- Taking stock at a milestone
- Greenlee steps up
- The Defender takes on homicide
- Treatment courts
- Keeping them out of jail
- Juvenile defenders and child advocates
- The Federal Defender
- The Defender in the 21st Century
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439918548
- 1439918546
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