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LSRC Research Factsheets
Legal Services Research Centre (2009)
Criminal Offending, Social and Financial Exclusion, and Civil Legal Aid, LSRC Factsheet No. 2, July 2009
Legal Services Research Centre (2009)
Civil Law, Social Problems and Mental Health, LSRC Research Factsheet No. 1, July 2009
LSRC Research Paper Series
Buck, A., Day, L., Collard, S., Smith, M. and Patel, A. (2009)
Outreach Advice for Debt Problems: Research and Evaluation of Outreach Services for Financially Excluded People, LSRC Research Paper No. 26
Legal Services Research Centre (2009)
Routine Diversity Monitoring of the Supplier Base, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 25
Kemp, V. (2008)
A scoping study adopting a ‘whole-
Smith, M. and Patel, A. (2008)
Money Advice Outreach Evaluation: Cost and Effectiveness of the Outreach Pilots, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 23
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Tam. T., Buck, A., Smith, M. and Patel, A. (2008)
Civil Justice in England and Wales: Report of the 2007 English and Welsh Civil and Social Justice Survey, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 22
Kemp, V. and Balmer, N.J. (2008)
Criminal Defence Services: Users' Perspectives (Interim Report), London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 21
Legal Services Research Centre (2007)
Seventh Annual Diversity Report, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 20
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J. and Tam, T. (2007)
Civil Justice in England and Wales: Report of the 2006 English and Welsh Civil and Social Justice Survey, London: Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 19
Smith, M. and Tam, T. (2007)
Findings from the Legal Advice Sector Workforce Survey, London: Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 18
Legal Services Research Centre (2007)
Sixth Annual Diversity Report, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 17
Buck, A., Tam, T. and Fisher, C. (2007)
Putting Money Advice Where the Need is: Evaluating the Potential for Advice Provision in Different Outreach Locations, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 16
Pleasence, P., Buck, A., Balmer, N.J. and Williams, K. (2007)
A Helping Hand: The Impact of Debt Advice on People's Lives, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 15
Pleasence, P. (2006)
Causes of Action: Civil Law and Social Justice, Second Edition, LSRC Research Paper No. 14, Norwich: The Stationery Office. (SUMMARY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH/FRENCH)
Legal Services Research Centre (2005)
Fifth Annual Diversity Report, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 13
Legal Services Research Centre (2004)
Equal Opportunities Report 2004, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 12
Pleasence, P., Buck, A., Balmer, N.J., O'Grady, A., and Genn, H. (2004)
Causes of Action: Civil Law and Social Justice (book of findings of the first LSRC Survey of Justiciable Problems) (LSRC Research Paper No. 11), Norwich: The Stationery Office. (JAPANESE EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
Legal Services Research Centre (2003)
Equal Opportunities Report 2003, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 10
Legal Services Research Centre (2002)
Equal Opportunities Report 2002, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 9
Pleasence, P. and Quirk H. (2001)
Criminal Case Profiling Study: Final Report, LSRC Research Paper (Criminal) No.1
Buck, A. and Stark, G (2001)
Means Assessment: Options for Change, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No.8
Pleasence, P., Buck, A., Goriely, T., Taylor, J., Perkins, H., Quirk, H. (2001)
Local Legal Need, London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No. 7 (JAPANESE EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE)
Legal Services Reseach Centre (2001)
Report of the Findings of the LSRC Equal Opportunities Survey,London, Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No.6
Buck, A. (2000)
Assessing Means Assessment: A summary of the first phase of the means assessment research project, London: Legal Services Commission, LSRC Research Paper No.5
Pleasence, P., Buck, A. and Christie, J. (1999)
Testing the Code: Final Report, London: Legal Aid Board, LABRU Research Paper No.4
Pleasence, P. (1998)
Personal Injury Litigation in Practice, London: Legal Aid Board, LABRU Research Paper No.3
Maclean, S. (1998)
Legal Aid and the Family Justice System, London: Legal Aid Board, LABRU Research Paper No.2
Pleasence, P., Maclean, S. and Morley, A. (1996)
Profiling Civil Litigation: The Case for Research, LABRU Research Paper No.1
Other LSRC Reports
Other Reports / Books / Chapters in Books
Pleasence, P. Balmer, N.J. and Tam, T. (2009)
Failure to Recall: Indications from the CSJS of the Relative Severity and Incidence of
Civil Justice Problems, in Sandefur, R. (ed.) Access to Justice. Bingley: Emerald (Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance series)
Balmer, N.J. and Patel, A. (2009)
The Experience of Money and Debt Problems in Rural Areas, London: LSRC
Buck, A., Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (eds.) (2009)
Reaching Further: Innovation, Access and Quality in Legal Services. London: TSO
Legal Services Research Centre (2009)
Young People Advice and Mental Health: A Data Digest, London: LSRC
Kemp, V., Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2007)
The Problems of Everyday Life: Crime and the Civil and Social Justice Survey, London: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Briefing 5/2007
Buck, A., Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2007)
Report to the Public Legal Education and Support Task Force: Education Implications from the English and Welsh Civil and Social Justice Survey, London: PLEAS Task Force.
Pleasence, P., Buck, A. and Balmer, N.J. (eds.) (2007)
Transforming Lives: Law and Social Process. London: The Stationery Office (PAPER ABSTRACTS AVAILABLE)
Pleasence, P. (2007)
Introduction to Transforming Lives: Law and Social Process. In Pleasence, P., Buck, A. and Balmer, N.J. (eds.) Transforming Lives: Law and Social Process. Norwich: TSO.
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Buck, A., Smith, M. and Patel, A. (2007)
Mounting Problems: Further Evidence of the Social, Economic and Health Consequences of Civil Justice Problems. In Pleasence, P., Buck, A. and Balmer, N.J. (eds.) Transforming Lives: Law and Social Process. Norwich: TSO.
Balmer, N.J., Tam, T. and Pleasence, P. (2007)
Young People and Civil Justice: Findings from the 2004 English and Welsh Civil and Social Justice Survey, London: Youth Access
Bottoms, A. and Kemp, V. (2006)
The Relationship Between Youth Justice and Child Welfare in England and Wales. In Hill, A., Lockyer, A. and Stone, F. (eds.) Youth Justice and Child Protection. London: Jessica Kingsley Publications.
Moorhead, R. and Pleasence, P. (2003)
After Universalism: Re-
Journal Articles
Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2009)
Mental Health and the Experience of Social Problems Involving Rights: Findings from the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Volume 16, Issue 1
Miles, J., Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2009)
The Experience of Relationship Breakdown and Civil Law Problems by People in Different Forms of Relationship. Child and Family Law Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 1
Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2009)
Job Loss, Divorce and Family Disputes. Family Law, Volume 39
Pleasence, P. (2008)
Trials and Tribulations: Experimental Methodologies in a Socio-
Patel , A., Balmer, N.J. and Pleasence, P. (2008)
The Geography of Advice Seeking. Geoforum, Volume 39, Issue 6
Buck, A., Pleasence, P., and Balmer, N.J. (2008)
Do Citizens Know How to Deal with Legal Issues? Some Empirical Insights. Journal of Social Policy, Volume 37, Number 4
Pleasence, P.,Balmer, N.J. and Buck, A. (2008)
The Health Cost of Civil-
Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2007)
Mental Health and the Experience of Housing Problems Involving Rights. People, Place and Policy Online, Volume 2, Number 1.
Buck, A. (2007)
The Policy-
Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2007)
Changing Fortunes: Results from a Randomised Control Trial of the Offer of Debt Advice in England and Wales. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 4, Number 3.
Balmer, N.J., Pleasence, P., Buck, A. and Walker, H. (2006)
Worried Sick: The Experience of Debt Problems and their Relationship with Health, Illness and Disability. Social Policy and Society, Volume 5, Number 1.
Kemp, V. and Pleasence, P. (2005)
Targeting Civil Legal Needs: Matching Services to Needs. Obiter, Volume 26, Number 2
O'Grady, A., Balmer, N.J., Carter, B., Pleasence, P., Buck, A. and Genn, H. (2005)
Institutional Racism and Civil Justice. Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 28, Number 4, July 2005
Kemp, V., Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2005)
Incentivising Disputes: The Role of Public Funding in Private Law Children Cases. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Volume 27, Number 2, June 2005
Buck, A. Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2005)
Social Exclusion and Civil Law: Experience of Civil Justice Problems Among Vulnerable Groups, Social Policy and Administration, Volume 39, Number 3
Pleasence, P., Buck, A., Smith, M., Balmer, N.J., and Patel, A. (2004)
Needs Assessment and the Community Legal Service in England and Wales, International Journal of the Legal Profession, Volume 11, Number 3
Kemp, V., Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2004)
What Drives the Cost of Family Cases? Family Law, Volume 34, December 2004
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Buck, A., O'Grady, A. and Genn, H. (2004)
Civil Law Problems and Morbidity, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Volume 58, Number 7, July 2004
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Buck, A., O'Grady, A. and Genn, H. (2004)
Multiple Justiciable Problems: Common Clusters, Problem Order and Social and Demographic Indicators, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 1, Number 2, July 2004
Buck, A. Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., O'Grady, A. and Genn, H. (2004)
Lone Parents and Civil Law: Their Experience of Problems and Their Advice Seeking Behaviour, Social Policy and Administration, Volume 38, Number 3, June 2004
O'Grady, A., Balmer, N.J., Pleasence, P., Buck, A. and Genn, H. (2004)
Disability, Social Exclusion and the Consequential Experience of Justiciable Problems, Disability and Society, Vol. 19(3), May 2004
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Maclean, M., Buck, A., O'Grady, A., and Genn, H. (2003)
Family Problems: Who Does What and When: Further Findings from the LSRC Survey of Justiciable Problems, Family Law, Volume 33, November 2003
Buck, A. and Stark, G. (2003)
Simplicity Versus Fairness in Means Testing: The Case of Civil Legal Aid, Fiscal Studies, Volume 24, No.4.
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Genn, H., Buck, A. and O'Grady, A. (2003)
The Experience of Clinical Negligence Within the General Population, Clinical Risk, Vol. 9(6), November 2003
Buck, A. and Kilian, M. (2003)
Staatlich Kostenhilfe im Spannunsfeld von Ausgabenkontrolle, Zugang zum Rechts and Qualitaetsmanagement, Zeitschrift fuer Vergleichende Rechtswissenschaften, Volume 102, August 2003
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Maclean, M., Buck, A., O'Grady, A., and Genn, H. (2003)
Family Problems: What Happens and to Whom: Findings from the LSRC Survey of Justiciable Problems, Family Law, Volume 33, July 2003
Moorhead, R. and Pleasence, P. (2003)
Access to Justice After Universalism Journal of Law and Society, Volume 30, Number 1, March 2003
Pleasence, P., Genn, H., Balmer, N.J., Buck, A. and O'Grady, A. (2003)
Causes of Action: First Findings of the LSRC Periodic Survey, Journal of Law and Society, Volume 30, Number 1, March 2003
Dingwall, R., Durkin, T., Pleasence, P., Felstiner, W.L.F. and Bowles, R. (2000)
Firm Handling: The Litigation Strategies of Defence Lawyers in Personal Injury Cases, Legal Studies, Volume 20, Number 1, 2000
Maclean, S. (2000)
Public Investment in Private Problems: Legal Aid and the Family Justice System, Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Volume 22, Number 2, May 2000.
Pleasence, P. (1999)
The Hazards of Litigation: A Study of Legally Aided Personal Injury Claims, Journal of Personal Injury Litigation, 1/99, March 1999
Pleasence, P. and Maclean, S. (1999)
Can Solicitors Pick Winners?, in New Law Journal, January 29 1999, p.138.
LSRC Research Briefings Series
Pleasence, P. and Balmer, N.J. (2009)
The Consequences of Rights Problems that Characterise Recession. London: Legal Services Research Centre
Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J. and Buck, A. (2007)
Health Professionals as Rights Advisers: Rights Advice and Primary Healthcare Services. London: Legal Services Research Centre
Legal Services Research Centre (2005)
Measures for the LCD/DCA SR2000 PSA Targets 5 and 6 / SR2002 PSA Target 6 / SR 2004 PSA Target 5, London: Legal Services Research Centre
Genn, H., Pleasence, P., Balmer, N.J., Buck, A. and O'Grady, A. (2004)
Understanding Advice Seeking Behaviour: Further Findings from the LSRC Survey of Justiciable Problems, London: Legal Services Research Centre
Legal Services Research Centre (2002)
Summary Report on the Legal Services Commission's Small Area Models of Legal Need, London: Legal Services Research Centre
Legal Services Research Centre (2002)
Summary Technical and Baseline Report on the Lord Chancellor's Department's SR2000 PSA Targets 5 and 6, London: Legal Services Research Centre
Pleasence, P. and Maclean, S. (1999)
Defining the Public Interest, London: Legal Aid Board Research Unit
Maclean, S. and Pleasence, P. (1998)
Family Standard Fees in Context, London: Legal Aid Board Research Unit
Pleasence, P., Maclean, S. and Buck, A. (1998)
Testing the Code: A Preliminary Study, London: Legal Aid Board Research Unit
Other Articles
Tam, T., Christian, J., & Balmer, N. (2008)
Justice for All? A Study of Those Living on the Brink of Homelessness, in Roof: Shelter's Housing
Magazine, June 2008
Buck, A. (2007)
Outreach advice: the potential for reaching further, in Legal Action, October 2007
Buck, A. and Pleasence, P. (2007)
A Helping Hand: The Impact of Debt Advice on People's Lives, in Quarterly Account, Issue 5 of 2007
Conference Papers Available for Download
Pleasence, P. (2001)
Targeting and Access to Justice: An Introduction to Legal Aid Reform in England and
Wales, Pan Pacific Legal Aid Conference, 6-
Pleasence, P. (1999)
The Use of Operational Records in Socio-
Hanson, T and Sullivan, S. (2005)
The English and Welsh Civil and Social Justice Survey 2006-
Day, L., Collard, S. and Davies, V. (2008)
Money Advice Outreach Evaluation: Qualitative Outcomes for Clients, London, LSRC
Day, L., Collard, S. and Davies, V. (2008)
Money Advice Outreach Evaluation: The Provider and Partner Perspectives, London, LSRC
Turley, C. and White, C. (2007)
Assessing the Impact of Advice for People with Debt Problems
Phelps, A., Hayward, B. and Hanson, T. (2005)
2004 English and Welsh Civil and Social Justice Survey: Technical Report
Cape, E. and Moorhead, R. (2005)
Demand Induced Supply? Identifying Cost Drivers in Criminal Defence Work
Williams, T. (2004)
Review of Research into the Impact of Debt Advice
Moorhead, R. and Sherr, A. (2003)
An Anatomy of Access: Evaluating Entry, Initial Advice and Signposting Using Model Clients
Souza, K. and Kemp, V. (2009)
Study of Defendants in Magistrates’ Court
Pleasence, P. Balmer, N.J. and Reimers, S. (2010)
Horses for Courses? People’s characterisation of justiciable problems and the use of lawyers. In: The Future of Legal Services: Emerging Thinking. London: Legal Services Board
Balmer, N.J., Buck, A., Patel, A., Denvir, C. and Pleasence, P. (2010)
Knowledge, Capacity and the Experience of Rights Problems. London: Plenet
Fox, C., Moorhead, R. ,Sefton, M. and Wong, K (2010)
Community Legal Advice Centres and Networks: A Process Evaluation, London: LSRC (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EXECUTIVE BRIEFING TO THE FULL REPORT)
Smith, M. and Patel, A. (2010)
Using Monitoring Data: Examining Community Legal Advice Centre Delivery, London: Legal Services Commission
Buck, A., Smith, M., Sidaway, J. and Balmer, N.B. (2010)
Community Legal Advice Centres: A Survey of Clients in Reception Areas, London: Legal Services Commission
Buck, A., Smith, M., Sidaway, J. and Scanlan, L. (2010)
Piecing It Together: Exploring One-