Legal Aid Quality Standards and Quality Assurance Mechanisms

Legal Aid Quality Standards and Quality Assurance Mechanisms

This Section contains selected materials devoted to the quality of legal aid services. The issues covered in this Section include: quality standards (e.g. standards related to the performance of legal aid lawyers); standard-setting; methods and tools to ensure the quality of legal aid services.

Defender Training and Development Standards, 1997, by NLADA

Monitoring Legal Aid, 2005, by R. Moorhead

Peer Review and Quality Assurance, 2007 by Alan Paterson and Avrom Sherr

Performance Guidelines for Criminal Defense Representation, 1995, by NLADA

Quality and Standards of ex officio legal aid, 2005, by M. Gramatikov

Standards for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Providers of Legal Services for the Poor, 2002, by ABA

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Public Criminal Defence in Chile materials

England and Wales: Quality of Legal Aid, 2006, by R. Smith

Israeli Public Defenders System: Quality Control Mechanisms, 2005, by M. Hacohen

Netherlands: Quality Programs and Standards for Legal Aid, 2005, PPT, by H. Karskens

Dutch Initiatives in Quality Assurance, 2007 by Guido Schakenraad

Scotland: Peer Review and Quality Assurance, 2005, by A. Paterson

South Africa:Quality Management Programme, 2007 by the Legal Aid Board

OTHER SELECTED RESOURCES