| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 264 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Prosecutorial Discretion: Power and Privilege -- 2. The Power to Charge -- 3. Let's Make a Deal: The Power of the Plea Bargain -- 4. Prosecutors and the Victims of Crime -- 5. Prosecutors and the Death Penalty -- 6. Federal Prosecutors and the Power of the Attorney General -- 7. Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Abuse of Power and Discretion -- 8. Prosecutorial Ethics -- 9. Prosecutorial Accountability -- 10. Prospects for Reform |
| Summary |
The author examines the expanding power of prosecutors, from mandatory minimum sentencing laws enhancing prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases to increasing politicization of the office. Drawing on her years of experience as a public defender, Davis demonstrates how the everyday, legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion is responsible for tremendous inequities in criminal justice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Public prosecutors -- United States.
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Prosecution -- United States -- Decision making
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Prosecution -- Decision making
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Public prosecutors
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199852369 |
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0199852367 |
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9780195384734 |
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0195384733 |
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