Carol J. DeFrances, Ph.D., Marika F.X. Litras, Ph.D.
November 29, 2000 NCJ 184932
This report details the methods by which criminal indigent defense is delivered in the Nation's 100 most populous counties. It compares the operating expenditures, staffing and caseload of public defender, assigned counsel, and contract services used in these counties. The criminal indigent defense programs examined in the report primarily handled felony criminal cases at the trial level.
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