Arbitrary justice : the power of the American prosecutor /

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Inscribed on the walls of the United States Department of Justice are the lofty words: "The United States wins its point whenever justice is done its citizens in the courts." Yet what happens when prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions ins...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Angela J., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Public prosecutors > United States.
Prosecution > United States > Decision making.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Prosecution > Decision making
Public prosecutors
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prosecutorial discretion : power and privilege
  • The power to charge
  • Let's make a deal : the power of the plea bargain
  • Prosecutors and the victims of crime
  • Prosecutors and the death penalty
  • Federal prosecutors and the power of the attorney general
  • Prosecutorial misconduct : the abuse of power and discretion
  • Prosecutorial ethics
  • Prosecutorial accountability
  • Prospects for reform.

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