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1	CONSTRAINING ACCESS TO JUSTICE: HOW NEW YORK IS LAYING THEFOUNDATION FOR THE CIVIL GIDEON REFORM MOVEMENT Wiley, Nolan E. 29 May 2019 (has links) No description available. Political Science Law
2	Bridging the Justice Gap: Exploring Approaches for Improving Indigent Access to Civil Counsel Atkinson, Kelsey 01 January 2014 (has links) The United States is among one of the only democratic industrialized nations in the world that does not provide guaranteed access to civil representation in cases involving basic human need. This leaves indigent litigants who are at risk of losing their homes or their children left to seek counsel through insufficient pro-bono programs or limited scope legal self-help centers. This thesis provides a history of the struggle for the right to civil counsel, known as Civil Gideon, and explores a variety of proposed solutions to bridge the justice gap for indigent litigants. Despite considerable support for Civil Gideon among scholars and the legal community, the public is unaware of the justice gap- about 80% of Americans assume the right to civil counsel already exists. This thesis conducted two studies to understand possible reasons for this gap between public knowledge and reality and to identify the possibility of manipulating public knowledge through exposure to injustices. The findings from these studies are used to inform a network approach to shape public support for Civil Gideon so that the US court system can truly represent opportunity and equality for all citizens. Civil Gideon Law Policy Civil Counsel Civil Law Civil Procedure Courts Family Law Housing Law Human Rights Law Law and Society Legal Writing and Research Legislation Social Psychology Social Work

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CONSTRAINING ACCESS TO JUSTICE: HOW NEW YORK IS LAYING THEFOUNDATION FOR THE CIVIL GIDEON REFORM MOVEMENT

Bridging the Justice Gap: Exploring Approaches for Improving Indigent Access to Civil Counsel