Category Archives: Research and Evalation

Our First NewsMaker Interview — Harvard’s Jim Greiner on Study of Impact of Offers of Representation by Students at Unemployment Hearings

Posted on January 14, 2011 by richardzorza

Note: This our first “NewsMaker Interview,” designed to go under the surface of important developments in access to justice.  Readers of this blog are encouraged to suggest future interviewees and topics. Jim Greiner and Cassandra Wolos Pattanayak’s draft article, What … Continue reading →

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U. S. Census Releases Alternative Measures of Poverty With Tools to Generate Your Own Tables

Posted on January 6, 2011 by richardzorza

In  a move that might have major long term consequences, the US Census Department has released alternative measures of poverty.  As most of you probably know, the current measures date to the 60s, and fail to reflect changes in government … Continue reading →

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Important Research on Impact of Legal Assistance Now Available in Draft

Posted on January 5, 2011 by richardzorza

Jim Greiner at Harvard Law School is deeply committed to what he calls “gold standard” research on access to justice.  By this term he means truly randomized studies in which it is possible to compare two otherwise equal groups, the … Continue reading →

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An Idea: Standardizing Evaluation Surveys on Innovations

Posted on January 4, 2011 by richardzorza

Here is a thought:  Should we be moving towards using a standard set of questions when we survey users about innovations?  Should we standardize the ways we break down demographic and other user data (age groups, etc)? While I would … Continue reading →

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Research into Medical Procedures and Outomes in War Zones (A Model for Us?): Washington Post Article

Posted on December 31, 2010 by richardzorza

For those of us advocating more systematic research on innovations and outcomes, an article in today’s Washington Post may  be helpful. The article describes the relative success of the military in figuring out what new treatments work and getting them … Continue reading →

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An Idea on How to Calculate the Cost of Full Access to Justice to the Courts

Posted on December 24, 2010 by richardzorza

There has always been a methodological problem in estimating the costs of access to justice.  While the needs studies give us a count of how many people are in need of access services, we never know how much they need.  … Continue reading →

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