The following descriptions exemplify "multi-jurisdictional" projects conducted by The Spangenberg Group in recent years. A multi-jurisdictional study recognizes the inter-connected nature of the justice system, and approaches a given problem in one component of the justice system within the context of the entire justice system, under the theory that changes to one component will necessarily affect the other components.

From 1991 through 1996, The Spangenberg Group provided technical assistance to the American Bar Association Special Committee on Funding the Justice System. The Spangenberg Group gathered and reported on information in a number of areas in order to help the Special Committee identify models and provide assistance to localities seeking to achieve adequate and balanced funding among their justice system components.

In 1989, The Spangenberg Group received a grant from the federal State Justice Institute (SJI) to examine the indigent defense systems in the states of Oregon and Washington within the context of the entire criminal justice system. Under the grant, two statewide task forces were established, one in Oregon, by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, the other in Washington, by the Lieutenant Governor. Each state's task force included representatives of all three branches of government, key officials of all criminal justice agencies around the state, public defenders and private attorneys. These task forces were asked to review the current indigent defense system in light of both requirements imposed by legislation and the policies of law enforcement, prosecution and the courts. The goal of the task forces was to take action on those measures that would best contain costs while maintaining quality representation and the constitutional rights of indigent defendants.