Comparative and Longitudinal Study of Experiences with Court Systems

法院系统经验的比较和纵向研究

• 批准号: 1421098
• 负责人: Tonya Brito
• 金额: $ 30.44万
• 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: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1421098&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Comparative; Longitudinal; Study; Experiences; Court

Representation in judicial proceedings is assumed to assist litigants, and shape the outcomes of cases. It may or may not; that assumption ignores the significance of the content of the law, of jurisdiction, and of what clients can do to build their claims. It assumes the effectiveness of the professional deployment of legal knowledge. We know very little about how those before the courts understand the assistance they get, or what difference it makes in outcomes. Since we do not understand when and where representation makes a difference in outcomes, we do not know a mechanism by which representation would shape legal proceedings and their outcomes. Observational studies that take the courts as sites for analysis cannot reveal outcomes over time nor can they assist in understanding what assistance or court proceedings mean to people, or how it matters in outcomes over time. This project will follow people brought before the courts in civil proceedings in two jurisdictions, each of which has different practices concerning provision of assistance. It thereby will link with broader analyses of how institutions ameliorate or contribute to inequalities experienced via public policy. Comparing those brought before the courts over time across different jurisdictions is an innovation in researching people's engagement with the legal system and outcomes. This project will build theory concerning the legal system in family problems, a significant encounter with the law for many people within the United States. it will contribute to understanding the mechanisms by which representation does or does not make a difference to claimants.

司法诉讼中的代理被认为是为了帮助诉讼当事人，并塑造案件的结果。它可能会，也可能不会；这种假设忽略了法律内容、管辖权以及客户可以做些什么来建立他们的索赔的重要性。它假定法律知识的专业部署的有效性。我们对那些在法庭上的人如何理解他们得到的援助，或者这对结果有什么影响，知之甚少。由于我们不了解代表权何时何地对结果产生影响，我们也不知道代表权将影响法律程序及其结果的机制。将法院作为分析地点的观察性研究既不能揭示随着时间的推移而产生的结果，也不能帮助理解援助或法庭诉讼对人们意味着什么，或者随着时间的推移它对结果的重要性如何。该项目将跟踪在两个司法管辖区的民事诉讼中被带到法院的人，每个司法管辖区在提供援助方面都有不同的做法。因此，它将与机构如何通过公共政策改善或促进不平等的更广泛的分析联系在一起。比较不同司法管辖区不同时间提交给法院的案件，是研究人们对法律制度和结果的参与程度的一项创新。这个项目将建立关于家庭问题法律制度的理论，对于美国国内的许多人来说，这是一次与法律的重大接触。它将有助于理解代表权对索赔人产生或不产生影响的机制。