We are a research lab @Harvard_Law on a mission to transform the legal profession and access to justice into an evidence-based field through randomized trials.
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New study! We're partnering with Toledo Municipal Court to conduct a randomized control study of the Court's Community Diversion Program, focused on persistent low-level offenders. Stay tuned. @Arnold_Ventures @ReneeDanser @city_of_toledo
We're hiring! Seeking a Research Intake Assistant to join the Persistent Low-Level Offender Diversion Program in Toledo, OH. Check it out: tinyurl.com/3zy66y57 @ReneeDanser
Access to Justice Lab retweeted
.@a2jlab in Philadelphia for the day talking about barriers to access to justice with the PA Clerks of Court and Prothonotaries!
Debt collection cases make up most of the civil lawsuits in the US & have an outsized impact on families. 3 takeaways from recent discussion w/ @pewtrusts, @JoyceFdn, & gov't & legal aid leaders: pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…
#AccesstoJustice #A2J #debtcollection #legalaid
Algorithmic recommendations have become ubiquitous, from job screening to pre-trial risk assessment. How do we learn from data and create safer algorithmic policies?
New practitioner summary: a2jlab.org/policy-learning-r…
#AccesstoJustice #A2J #algorithmicjustice #datajustice
See the full paper, a collaboration w/ @EliBenMichael (@IQSS), our Faculty Director @JimGreinerA2J (@Harvard_Law), Kosuke Imai (@HarvardStats @HarvardGovernm1), and Zhichao Jiang (@UMassAmherst):
arxiv.org/abs/2109.11679
#AccesstoJustice #A2J #algorithmicjustice #datajustice
Access to Justice Lab retweeted
Check out this piece that features our @a2jlab study with @KLSforkansas. With enrollment complete we are knee deep in collecting and linking administrative and survey data to understand the effects of record clearing on housing and employment security.
NIJ research is helping forge an improved, evidence-based understanding of the role that having a criminal record plays as a distinct barrier to #reentry. For #ReentryWeek, learn about this research: nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/… #SecondChanceMonth
ALT Expungement: Criminal Records as Reentry Barriers
💳 Debt collection cases dominate civil court dockets, but less than 10% of defendants have lawyers, showing a dramatic disparity in access to justice: pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…
#AccesstoJustice #A2J #debt #debtreform #legaldata #courtinnovation #legalinnovation @pewtrusts
📃 Is obtaining record expungement easy, as some claim? We reviewed the process for obtaining expungement orders in Kansas, and found the opposite: a2jlab.org/record-clearing-e…
#AccesstoJustice #A2J #expungement #recordclearing #criminaljustice
Access to Justice Lab retweeted
With @HamCoClerk & the Self-Help Center, @a2jlab launched an eval investigating effects of proactive outreach to defendants in debt collection suits
think we may see:
⬆️answers, defense assertion, & SHC visits
⬇️default judgements
Those in the outreach group get info & forms
Thank you for your partnership @HamCoClerk!
Thankful for our partnership with Harvard's @a2jlab and supporting their research on ways to improve #accesstojustice
Though millions in the U.S. w/ criminal records are eligible for record expungement & sealing, there are high barriers. Our new study shows which legislative reforms would most effectively address this: a2jlab.org/record-clearing-e…
#A2J #AccesstoJustice #expungement #criminaljustice
Are judges human lie detectors? Over 90% of judges think they can tell when someone is lying, according to a new @thenjc survey. Our unprecedented empirical research on the legal system suggests otherwise: a2jlab.org/how-were-learning…
judges.org/news-and-info/jud…
#A2J #AccesstoJustice
💻 Online dispute resolution has gained widespread traction, especially when Covid forced courts to go remote. But does #ODR actually increase access to justice? Our randomized controlled field experiments show an unexpected result: a2jlab.org/odr-field-experim…
#A2J #AccesstoJustice
📜 Newly published full paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
#onlinedisputeresolution
Access to Justice Lab retweeted
.@a2jlab studied ODR with 2 fabulous field partners & support of @pewtrusts. still not close to figuring out how useful it is but did come away with support for coupling reminders with process simplification. I call that an A2J win! read a short post bit.ly/3OfgIIu
Access to Justice Lab retweeted
Just 1 week left to submit your story for the Legal Tech Fictional Writing competition! $1,500 in cash prizes. Deadline is March 15th. Sponsored by @WordRake, @ABAYLD, and @atjtechfellows.
Learn more at atjtechfellows.org/ltfwc #LegalTech
Access to Justice Lab retweeted
Want to learn more about the 2nd annual #legaltech fictional writing competition for law students? The 1st place prize is $1000! Attend an informational webinar on Wednesday, February 16 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET.
Register here: atjtechfellows.org/ltfwc @ABAYLD @atjtechfellows @WordRake
