U.S. attorneys, political control, and career ambition /

United States Attorneys (USAs), the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district, are key in determining how the federal government uses coercive force against its citizens. How much control do national political actors exert over the prosecutorial decisions of USAs? In this text, the authors...

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Main Authors:	Miller, Banks P., 1979- (Author), Curry, Brett W., 1978- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Public prosecutors > United States. United States > Officials and employees. États-Unis > Fonctionnaires. LAW > Criminal Law > General. Employees Public prosecutors United States Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law. Law. United States Attorneys Electronic books.
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Summary:	United States Attorneys (USAs), the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district, are key in determining how the federal government uses coercive force against its citizens. How much control do national political actors exert over the prosecutorial decisions of USAs? In this text, the authors investigate this question using a unique data set of federal criminal prosecutions between 1986 and 2015 that captures both decisions by USAs to file cases as well as the sentences that result.
Item Description:	Previously issued in print: 2018.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190928278 0190928271 9780190928254 0190928255