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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > defense (legal) > defense lawyers
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > defense (legal) > defense lawyers
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > defense (legal) > defense lawyers
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > trials > trial processes > defense (legal) > defense lawyers
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > defense (legal) > defense lawyers
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > defense (legal) > defense lawyers

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defense lawyers  

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  • Defense attorneys for the accused are an important feature of the adversary criminal trial. Because cases are complex, fairness requires the presence of a legal advocate for a defendant faced with an accusation by the state—which, after all, employs its own attorney as a prosecutor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Defense Lawyers]

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