Title:
The power of the prosecutor : gatekeepers of the criminal justice system / Joan E. Jacoby, Edward C. Ratledge.
Author:
Jacoby, Joan E., author.
Ratledge, Edward C., author.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC [2016]
Call Number:
KF9640 .J288 2016
ISBN:
9781440842184
Physical Description:
xiii, 227 pages ; 25 cm
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Contents:
What is discretion and why do we care? -- Discretion and policing -- Controlling the gate to the courts -- The final accounting : from filing to disposition -- Falling apart -- Dsk: a rush to judgement -- The duke lacrosse players : prosecutorial misconduct -- JonBenet Ramsey : the case that never was -- Casey Anthony : truth and consequences -- Orenthal James Simpson : the murder trial of a victim? -- Professionalism and innovation -- Lessons learned.
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