A Comparative Study of Different Forms of Assistance in individual civil justice problems

个人民事司法问题不同形式援助的比较研究

• 批准号: 1323064
• 负责人: Tonya Brito
• 金额: $ 14.1万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-15 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1323064&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Comparative; Study; Different; Forms; Assistance

This study will enhance understanding of how different forms of representation and assistance with procedures affect civil court proceedings for low-income participants in hearings. The investigators will evaluate how different assistance models shape proceedings in the context of individual-level proceedings, specifically civil contempt hearings. In this study examining how different assistance models shape legal access, the investigators examine and compare child support enforcement hearings in several sites across two states, selected because each state utilizes a distinct model of assistance. The study draws on four sources of data across the two models of legal assistance: focus groups with professionals who handle relevant cases, participant observation of proceedings, transcripts of proceedings, and review and analysis of corresponding court records. The study will contribute to an under-theorized area in the literature on assistance with state procedures. Thus far, research has focused primarily on analyzing the outcomes of civil cases in an effort to gauge the overall efficacy of assistance in obtaining positive case outcomes. This study examines an area that has received little attention, namely, how representation and other forms of legal assistance make a difference, and what kind of a difference assistance makes. This study informs the ongoing policy debate about how best to secure fair proceedings for people with individual-level claims. This project will provide the empirical base necessary for creating evidence-based policy and intervention.

这项研究将加强了解不同形式的代表和程序援助如何影响低收入参与者在听证会上的民事法庭程序。调查人员将评估不同的援助模式如何影响个人诉讼程序，特别是民事藐视法庭听证会。在这项研究中，探讨不同的援助模式如何塑造法律的访问，调查人员检查和比较儿童抚养执法听证会在几个地点在两个国家，选择，因为每个国家利用不同的援助模式。 该研究借鉴了两种法律的援助模式的四个数据来源：与处理相关案件的专业人员组成的重点小组、参与者对诉讼程序的观察、诉讼记录以及对相应法庭记录的审查和分析。这项研究将有助于在文献中的一个理论不足的领域与国家程序的援助。迄今为止，研究主要集中在分析民事案件的结果，以衡量援助在获得积极案件结果方面的总体效力。本研究报告审查了一个很少受到注意的领域，即代理和其他形式的法律的援助如何发挥作用，以及援助发挥何种作用。这项研究为正在进行的关于如何最好地为个人索赔者确保公平诉讼的政策辩论提供了信息。该项目将为制定循证政策和干预措施提供必要的经验基础。