The comparative analyses considered relative effectiveness, relative costs, client satisfaction, attorney time and fee structures, relationships with court personnel, and the impact of the introduction of a broader network of criminal defense offices on the private bar. Separate reports are provided for each aspect of the analyses. The evaluation involved a comparison of public defense counsel cases with cases handled by judicare counsel in the Burnaby, New Westminster, and Vancouver courts. The public defense mode of legal aid delivery was found to offer a cost-effective means of providing legal services if caseloads are maintained and quality of representation monitored. With a public defense mode, there should be reduced correctional system costs and, possibly, reduced court system costs. Clients should receive fewer jail sentences and be generally satisfied with the representation they receive. The public defense mode is believed to be most cost efficient if placed with a more general judicare system. Overall, the public defense mode is a reasonable additional mode of delivering legal aid and would fit well within the legal aid structure in the Province.