Prosecution among Friends : Presidents, Attorneys General, and Executive Branch Wrongdoing

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Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel? In Prosecution among Friends political scientist David Alistair Yalof explores the operation of due process as it is navigated within the office of the attor...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Yalof, David Alistair
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Department of Justice
United States. > Department of Justice > History.
Constitutional Law - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government.
Law - U.S.
Special prosecutors
Corruption investigation
TRUE CRIME > General.
American Government / Executive Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Enquêtes criminelles > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Criminal investigation > Political aspects > United States > History.
Special prosecutors > United States > History.
Corruption investigation > United States > History.
United States
History
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel? In Prosecution among Friends political scientist David Alistair Yalof explores the operation of due process as it is navigated within the office of the attorney general and its various subdivisions. The attorney general holds a politically appointed position within the administration and yet, as the nation's highest ranking law enforcement officer, is still charged with holding colleagues and superiors legally accountable. That duty.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9781603447591

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