For further reading, we point to - CITP Blogpost tinyurl.com/4zy89376 - NJOPD press release tinyurl.com/ycxyr5vt - In-depth research blogpost: tinyurl.com/389n2mwe - Cheong et al., 2026 arxiv.org/abs/2510.22933 - Stammbach et al., 2026 arxiv.org/abs/2601.14348 (10/12)
- The paper reports on semi-structured interviews with 17 public defense professionals across the United States about where AI could support their work.
- Evidence investigation, such as reviewing large volumes of digital records, was identified as the area with the greatest potential for AI support.
- AI adoption is constrained by costs, restrictive office norms, confidentiality risks, and unsatisfactory tool quality, according to the interviewees.