A.J.P. Butler
Ashgate Dartmouth
Paperback
224
1992
This book re-examines legal need in the light of contemporary philosophy social policy analysis medical economics and the trend towards evaluation of legal services. From this exploration a new perspective emerges: testing for non-need by comparing the consequences of absence and presence of legal representation. The tests cover empirical research from five Common Law jurisdictions on five outcomes (the ?cure? hypothesis): plea venue bail verdict and sentence.