OIA-99080.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]
...tensions as the levels of competence required to effectively advance cases are high, which means inadequate advice is sometimes given to defendants impeding court room performance. Morrison (2009) discussed the implications of the PDS pilot study in Auckland and Manukau, the evaluation found that PDS clients were more likely to plead guilty than non-PDS clients receiving legal aid. Interestingly they were also less likely to receive prison sentences. In conjunction with this the increased...