Arbitrary justice : the power of the American prosecutor /
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 exe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | [New ed.]. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 264 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199852369 0199852367 9780195384734 0195384733 0199884277 9780199884278 |