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NACDL's numerous studies, reports, and recommendations are described and linked to from this page. From body cameras to discovery reform, and from public defense to electronic surveillance, NACDL's groundbreaking research and reform proposals can be found here.
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Justice for None: How Marsy's Law Undermines the Criminal Legal System
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Organizing a National Movement to End the Trial Penalty: 2021 NACDL Presidential Summit Report
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Defending Abortion-Related Prosecutions Litigation Manual
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Dismantling the Blue Wall of Silence: Why Every Defender Should Track Law Enforcement Misconduct
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Obtaining, Organizing, and Opening Police Misconduct Data
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Without Intent Revisited: Assessing the Intent Requirement in Federal Criminal Law 10 Years Later
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Garbage In, Gospel Out
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Abortion in America: How Legislative Overreach Is Turning Reproductive Rights Into Criminal Wrongs
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Shining a Light on the “S” Visa: A Long History of Unfulfilled Promises and Bureaucratic Red Tape
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The New York State Trial Penalty: The Constitutional Right to Trial Under Attack
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Preserving Incarcerated Persons’ Attorney-Client Privilege in the 21st Century
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Second Look = Second Chance: The NACDL Model “Second Look” Legislation
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Risk Assessment Tools in the Criminal Legal System – Theory and Practice: A Resource Guide
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Criminal Court Reopening and Public Health in the COVID-19 Era
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Texas Bail Manual
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Shattering the Shackles of Collateral Consequences
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Harris County Pretrial Advocacy
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Wisconsin Pretrial Advocacy
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The Enforcement Maze: Overcriminalizing American Enterprise
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The Trial Penalty: The Sixth Amendment Right to Trial on the Verge of Extinction and How to Save It
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Judicial Responsibility for Justice in Criminal Courts
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The Rhode Island Project: A Study of the Rhode Island Public Defender System
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Challenging Government Hacking in Criminal Cases
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Policing Body Cameras: Policies and Procedures to Safeguard the Rights of the Accused
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State of Crisis: Chronic Neglect and Underfunding for Louisiana’s Public Defense System
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Rush to Judgment: How South Carolina’s Summary Courts Fail to Protect Constitutional Rights
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New Jersey Pretrial Advocacy
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Gideon at 50: Representation in all Criminal Prosecutions (Part 3)
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The Right to Counsel in Indiana: Evaluation of Trial Level Indigent Defense Services
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The Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age
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Summary Injustice: A Look at Constitutional Deficiencies in South Carolina’s Summary Courts
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Colorado Pretrial Advocacy
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Federal Indigent Defense 2015: The Independence Imperative
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Mail Cover Surveillance: Problems and Recommendations
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Criminal Conspiracy: Position Paper and Proposals for Reform
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Material Indifference: How Courts Are Impeding Fair Disclosure in Criminal Cases
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What's Old is New Again: Retaining Fourth Amendment Protections in Warranted Digital Searches
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Collateral Damage: America's Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime
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Gideon at 50: Redefining Indigence: Financial Eligibility Guidelines for Assigned Counsel (Part 2)
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Criminal Justice in the 21st Century
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Gideon at 50: Rationing Justice: The Underfunding of Assigned Counsel Systems (Part 1)
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National Indigent Defense Reform: The Solution is Multifaceted
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Electronic Surveillance & Government Access to Third Party Records: White Paper
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Evaluating Grand Jury Reform in Two States: The Case for Reform
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Three Minute Justice: Haste and Waste in Florida's Misdemeanor Courts
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Proposed 18 USC § 3014, Duty to Disclose Favorable Information and Commentary
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Without Intent: How Congress Is Eroding the Criminal Intent Requirement in Federal Law
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Principles and Recommendations for Strengthening Forensic Science in the Courtroom
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America's Problem-Solving Courts: The Criminal Costs of Treatment and the Case for Reform
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Minor Crimes, Massive Waste: The Terrible Toll of America's Broken Misdemeanor Courts
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Proposals to Reform the Federal Money Laundering Statutes
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Federal Grand Jury Reform Report & Bill of Rights
