Abstract

The Need for a Public Defender
Goldman, Mayer C. | January 30, 1929 issue

add to cart   close window

The masses everywhere are sadly in need of social and economic justice. Society owes a duty to the "underdog" and its obligations in this respect are constantly becoming more apparent. One of the signs of unrest is the rapidly growing movement for a "square deal" in the courts and in this connection the office of Public Defender has been persistently urged. Throughout the United States and England, the demand for elemental justice is developing with an ever-increasing force. The proper defense of indigent persons accused of crime is a necessary counterpart of public prosecution. The state should shield the innocent as well as punish the guilty.

See Also:

PUBLIC defenders; CRIMINAL procedure; JUSTICE, Administration of; LEGAL aid; LEGAL assistance to the poor; RIGHT to counsel
ARCHIVE HOME
Pricing
Articles are sold in 'packs,' which are priced as follows:

1 for 2.95
4 for 9.95
10 for 19.95
50 for 34.95
300 for 149.95
Refund Policy
Sales of archive individual articles, full issues or article packs are final and no refunds will be issued.
Access for libraries
help
Search
Browse
Sample Article

My Articles

You must be logged in to view your articles.

User name

Password

I don't have a login.

I forgot my user name/password.
Advertisement
Advertisement

Blogs

» The Beat

Another Helping of FDR Please | Obama should follow the New Deal president's example and make his Thanksgiving Proclamation a call for economic justice.
John Nichols
36 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Filibuster Follies | "The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world's greatest deliberative body."
Katrina vanden Heuvel
76 Comments

» The Notion

Bad Black Mothers | For African American women, reproduction has never been an entirely private matter.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell
92 Comments

» Act Now!

Coal Country | Stunning film reveals new dimensions to the cost of America's over-reliance on coal.
Peter Rothberg
107 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

A Kingdom of Bicycles No Longer | China's ambassador for climate change speaks on the eve of the Copenhagen summit meeting.
Robert Dreyfuss
58 Comments