BJS Survey of Public Defenders
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Survey of Public Defenders (SPD) is a competitive cooperative agreement that funds a single national grantee to conduct a comprehensive census and survey of public defender offices across the United States, producing statistical reports on the structure, staffing, caseloads, training practices, and operational characteristics of indigent defense systems. BJS,…
National census and survey of public defender offices covering staffing levels, caseloads, training, and structural characteristics of indigent defense systems across the United States.
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