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> Unfortunately DAs are rather underpaid ... What's worse, that DAss offices are lacking in resources or that public defenders' offices are lacking in resource
by Brian-Puccio 13y ago
> Unfortunately DAs are rather underpaid ...
What's worse, that DAss offices are lacking in resources or that public defenders' offices are lacking in resources?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/us/public-defenders-are-tightening-belts-because-of-steep-federal-budget-cuts.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/us/public-defenders-are-ti...
http://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2013/08/aba_president_rails.html http://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/20...
Then there's all the underfunded PDs' offices for states/counties/cities that just don't have the resources to defend their clients.
Maybe a better system would involve both the prosecuting and defending attorneys be both paid for by the state from a pool of volunteers and both given the same compensation for their time?
- gamblor956 13y agoThey actually do that in smaller counties (in CA, this is very popular in the Far North counties). It's a crapshoot; you frequently end up with people volunteering to be DAs for the political advantages, which makes prosecutorial grandstanding and abuses even worse.
- judk 13y agoWhen DAs cause trouble, the judges need to step in. There is no system of rules that can succeed where all of the power players are corrupt.