Notable Recent Publications features the latest empirical research and data related to indigent defense. Should you have suggestions, ideas for work that should be included, or trouble accessing any of the articles featured, please write to albdavies@smu.edu IDRA Webinar Diversity in Indigent Defense Research. Presented in collaboration with the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center . Articles Milena Ang Idleness as work? How public defenders do their job by waiting . Crime, Law & Social Change. ...Drawing from fieldwork conducted in Oaxaca city, Mexicali, and Tijuana, I find that the public defenders spend a considerable amount of time waiting: waiting in the office for their next case to be assigned, waiting to receive a file, or waiting for the judge to show up in court.... I identify three ways in which defenders do their jobs during their down-time. First, they interchange key information about specific cases with other operators of the system and families and acqua
IDRA collaborated with the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center to host a panel discussion on Diversity in Indigent Defense Research , on February 17, 2023. Speaking at the event were: Kenitra Brown Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center Venita Embry Research Triangle Institute Alexis Hoag-Fordjour Brooklyn Law School Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe UC Davis School of Law Sruthi Naraharisetti Center for Justice Innovation IDRA President, Andy Davies , delivered the following introductory remarks at the start of the event. Welcome and thank you for joining us here today for this discussion of Diversity in Indigent Defense Research, a collaborative event hosted by the Indigent Defense Research Association, IDRA, and the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center. I am happy to be here and in a moment I’ll pass over to my colleague Kenitra Brown from the Deason Center who will be moderating today’s panel. As well as being the Deason Center’s Research Director, I’m also t