Charged : the new movement to transform American prosecution and end mass incarceration /

The American criminal justice system is supposed to be a contest between two equal adversaries, the prosecution and the defense, with judges ensuring a fair fight. But in fact, it is prosecutors who have the upper hand, in a contest that is far from equal. More than anyone else, prosecutors decide w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bazelon, Emily (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, [2019].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Prosecution > United States > Decision making. Prosecutorial misconduct > United States. Public prosecutors > United States. Sentences (Criminal procedure) > United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States. Imprisonment > United States. Criminal justice, Administration of > Corrupt practices > United States. LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General.

Table of Contents:

Part I. The power of the charge
1. Charge
2. The hearing
3. Bail
4. Gun court
5. Elections
6. Trial
7. The guilty plea
8. The new D.A.s
Part II. The quality of mercy
9. The appeal
10. Diversion
11. The Alford plea
12. The dismissal
13. The ethics trial
14. Reform
Appendix. Twenty-one principles for twenty-first-century prosecutors.