Fifty years post Gault: A meta-analysis of the impact of attorney representation on delinquency outcomes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2019.101634
Abstract: Abstract Purpose The United States Supreme Court decision In re Gault highlighted the importance of legal representation throughout juvenile justice proceedings. However, prior studies indicate that juveniles with legal representation have been both advantaged and… read more here.
Keywords: attorney; court; representation; legal representation ... See more keywords
Can mental health legal representation and advocacy contribute to personal recovery?
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DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2018.1480397
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: Mental health legal advocacy services play a pivotal role in promoting the legal and social rights and increased participation in decision making for people diagnosed with a mental illness. Traditionally, recovery and mental… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; advocacy; health legal; legal representation ... See more keywords
Legal representation at tribunals slashes risk of erasure, figures show
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4824
Abstract: Doctors who face medical practitioner tribunals without legal representation are at much greater risk of being struck off than those who have lawyers appearing for them, new figures show. Some 78% of doctors who were… read more here.
Keywords: figures show; representation tribunals; legal representation; slashes risk ... See more keywords