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The power of the prosecutor : gatekeepers of the criminal justice system /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacoby, Joan E. (Author), Ratledge, Edward C. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]
Subjects:
Prosecution > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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 judgment
  • 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.