RAND Research Topic: Legal Case and Court Management2024-03-28T00:00:43ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/legal-case-and-court-management.htmlNational Public Defense Workload StudyNicholas M. Pace; Malia N. Brink; Cynthia G. Lee; Stephen F. Hanlonhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2559-1.html2023-07-27T08:00:00Z2023-07-27T08:00:00Z<p>Excessive caseloads prevent public defense attorneys from effectively representing clients. Researchers used the Delphi method to determine the average time needed to provide reasonably effective assistance and establish national workload standards.</p>Diversion Instead of CourtShamena Anwar; Melissa M. Labriola; Stephanie Brooks Holliday; Matthew L. Mizelhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA2473-1.html2023-05-16T08:30:00Z2023-05-16T08:30:00Z<p>This research brief summarizes results of a process and outcome evaluation of Project Reset, a program that diverts adults arrested for low-level crimes into community-based support programs and out of the court system.</p>