{"product_id":"the-defender-the-battle-to-protect-the-rights-of-the-accused-in-philadelphia-paperback-softback-9781439918531","title":"The Defender; The Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in Philadelphia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439918531","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Defender\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in Philadelphia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward W. Madeira Jr. (Author), Michael D. Schaffer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439918531\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 11\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In \u003c\/i\u003eThe Defender\u003ci\u003e, Madeira and Schaeffer piece together the strands that eventually portray the Defender, as the organization is widely known, as a coherent, functioning organization serving well the legal and other needs of poor defendants appearing in the city’s courts. The Defender has a significant history of extensive services directed at keeping defendants out of jail and planning for their release, whether from pretrial detention or on parole. Key to these achievements, Madeira and Schaeffer chronicle 'the unique stream of leadership' that ferried and propelled the Defender through periods of professional skepticism, fiscal crisis, and staffing limits. Notably, Madeira and Schaeffer also trace the Defender’s holistic defense work.\"\u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Community Corrections\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia’s public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. In 1934, when penniless defendants were routinely railroaded through the courts without ever seeing a lawyer, Philadelphia attorney Francis Fisher Kane helped create the Voluntary Defender Association, supported by charity and free from political interference, to represent poor people accused of crime. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Supreme Court’s 1963 decision \u003ci\u003eGideon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ev. Wainwright\u003c\/i\u003e mandated free counsel for indigent defendants, the Defender (as it is now known) became more essential than ever, representing at least 70 percent of those caught in the machinery of justice in the city. Its groundbreaking work in juvenile advocacy, homicide representation, death-row habeas corpus petitions, parole issues, and alternative sentencing has earned a national reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Defender, \u003c\/i\u003eEdward Madeira, past president of the Defender’s Board of Directors, and former \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Michael Schaffer chart the 80-plus-year history of the organization as it grew from two lawyers in 1934 to a staff of nearly 500 in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a compelling story about securing justice for those who need it most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52586873913624,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-defender-the-battle-to-protect-the-rights-of-the-accused-in-philadelphia-paperback-softback-9781439918531","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}