What ethical standards guide defense attorneys today? What are the various sources of those standards?
What will be an ideal response?
Some ethical issues defense attorneys face today are confidential confessions, client perjury, receipt of evidence, and problems with defendants' prior record.
The ABA has developed the Model Code of Professional Responsibility which the attorney becomes a member of their local ABA after they are granted authority to practice law in that state. The NACDL is the leading professional organization for defense attorneys. The National Legal Aid and Defender Association's main focus is to aid attorneys who work with indigent clients and promulgate minimum standards for this representation.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Under ______, justice becomes an opportunity for healing.
a. incapacitation b. restoration c. deterrence d. rehabilitation
President Ronald Reagan's crime policies called for:
a. the infusion of billions of dollars of federal money into local criminal justice systems. b. capital punishment and mandatory prison sentences. c. federal measures to strengthen the family. d. the reduction of poverty and unemployment.
Which is NOT an intermediate sanction administered primarily by the judiciary?
a. home confinement b. restitution c. fines d. forfeiture