Browsing W&L Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability by Subject "Virginia"
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Ake v. Oklahoma: Unanswered Questions Make Expert Witnesses Unreachable for Some Indigent Defendants
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments entitle U.S. citizens to due process. Since it's adoption courts have argued over what due process means; some have expressed that the term is a flexible one, changing over time. Many ... -
Indigent Defense in Virginia: Practical and Empathic Motivations for Reform
In 1999 an estimated $1.2 billion was spent to provide indigent criminal defense in the nation's 100 most populous counties. This $1.2 billion represents an estimated 3% of all local criminal justice expenditures in these ... -
Socioeconomic and Geographical Inequalities in Mental Health Combining Social and Health Sector Perspectives
Through personal observations and discussion with both practitioners and administrators, I developed an informed perspective on many of the issues that exist at the intersection of poverty and mental health. At the conclusion ... -
Virginia Community Colleges: The Expanding Role and Low-Income Virginians
The community college system in Virginia has experienced a generation of change. Recently, with the implementation of a statewide guaranteed admission policy, community college has expanded upon the base demographic from ...