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              },
              {
                "id": "evidence-regional-variation",
                "name": "Regional variation",
                "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.",
                "evidence": [
                  "Admission requirements, rights of audience and recognition of criminal-law specialization vary by jurisdiction; some systems divide work between solicitors and barristers.",
                  "Publicly funded defense may be delivered through public defender offices, appointed private practitioners, legal aid organizations or combinations of these.",
                  "Procedural systems differ in counsel's investigative role, access to evidence, opportunities for negotiated pleas and participation during questioning."
                ],
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01",
                    "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of criminal defense lawyer this model covers, and on what evidence?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "id": "evidence-neighbours",
                "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart",
                "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.",
                "evidence": [
                  {
                    "name": "Lawyer",
                    "difference": "The broader profession includes many fields; criminal defense identifies representation on the defense side of criminal matters."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Prosecutor",
                    "difference": "A prosecutor brings or conducts criminal proceedings for the prosecuting authority; defense counsel represents the suspect or accused."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Public defender",
                    "difference": "A public defender practices within a publicly funded defense arrangement; criminal defense lawyers also work through private retention and other appointment arrangements."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Criminal defense law firm",
                    "difference": "The firm is an organization providing services; the lawyer is an individual professional acting in the role."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "Defendant",
                    "difference": "The defendant is the party facing the criminal case; defense counsel provides legal representation, even though some defendants represent themselves."
                  }
                ],
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01",
                    "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of criminal defense lawyer this model covers, and on what evidence?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Which existing Vercy lawyer or legal-representation models should this role specialise or reference to avoid duplicating general professional concepts?",
    "Which ISCO, SOC, or ESCO classifications explicitly identify criminal defense lawyers, and which classify them only within broader lawyer occupations?",
    "Which jurisdictions and forums must the first researched version cover, and what primary sources establish their licensing, appointment, and appearance requirements?",
    "How do the selected jurisdictions allocate defense decisions, regulate conflicts and withdrawal, and distinguish confidentiality from privilege?",
    "Where should this registry entry draw its boundary around juvenile proceedings, military criminal defense, organisational defendants, and post-conviction representation?"
  ],
  "statistics": {
    "bundles": 6,
    "layers": 11,
    "findings": 18,
    "questions": 28
  }
}
