From the Bureau of Justice Statistics:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) conducted the Census of Public Defender Offices in 2007 and the National Survey of Indigent Defense public defense at the office level. After considering the results of these efforts, BJS determined that some questions about the provision of public defense, including questions about caseloads, clients, and access to resources, should also be captured directly from
attorneys. The Survey of Public Defenders (SPD) is a new data collection effort by BJS that aims to meet that need. In 2019, BJS began work to develop the SPD with the Urban Institute, NORC at the University of Chicago, the National Association for Public Defense (NAPD), and
consultant Andrew Davies.1
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