Concept information
Preferred term
public defenders
Definition
- A public defender, who is an attorney and a public official like a prosecutor, provides legal representation to criminal defendants who are indigent (that is, those who are poor and cannot afford a lawyer). Public defender offices, which vary in size depending on the communities they serve, are usually financed by public funds. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Public Defender]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/public_defenders
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