Illinois Defender Project records, 1964-1976 (bulk 1972-1974).

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Illinois Defender Project records, 1964-1976 (bulk 1972-1974).

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Surveys, questionnaires, interviews, correspondence, notes, grant applications, reports, survey tallies, newsletters, standards, manuals, publications, and other records of the Illinois Defender Project, a project to improve the legal representation of indigent defendants in the criminal appeals process. The majority of the collection consists of questionnaires, interviews, and statistical data from the Illinois Defender Survey, a statewide survey of appointed counsel funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission (ILEC). Also present are materials pertaining to the formation and operation of the Illinois Defender Project such as correspondence, grant applications, and reports. Includes also some materials related to the National Defender Project of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA).

1 oversize folder.

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Illinois Law Enforcement Commission

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The Illinois Law Enforcement Commission was established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1977. From the description of Illinois Law Enforcement Commission records, 1969-1982. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713347011 The Illinois Law Enforcement Commission was created by General Assembly in 1977 to serve several functions, including: to serve as state's official planning agency for purpose of federal funding; create statewide multi-county regional planning u...

Illinois Defender Project

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The Illinois Defender Project was formed in 1970 by a grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission (ILEC). The main purpose of the project was to represent indigent defendants; the project was appointed to assist in approximately 2,000 criminal appeals during its three years of existence. The work of the Illinois Defender Project led to the creation of a state agency, the Office of the State Appellate Defender, in 1972. From the description of Illinois Defender Project records,...

National Legal Aid and Defender Association

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National Legal Aid and Defender Association. National Defender Project

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The two-year (1969-1970) National Defender Project at the Northwestern University Law School was financed by a grant of $36,800 from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. William J. Martin was appointed assistant professor of law (also known as the “defender professor”) for the two years of the project. He was joined later in 1969 by James B. Haddad, an assistant professor already on the Law School faculty. The project was designed to build on the already well...