Statement of responsibility from the front cover. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Conclusion / Melba Pearso. Unfettered, unchecked, unopposed : the need for accountability and limits / Nicole Zayas Fortier -- Prosecutor's daily dilemma / Ronald Goldstock and Matt Redle -- Removing the white hats : reducing the power of prosecutors in the courthouse and the statehouse / Molly Gill -- Youthful indiscretion : the structural challenge of inexperienced prosecutors / Fan Li -- Prosecutorial discretion in an age of political activism and technology / Michael Moore and Brian Carney -- State doesn't bleed : how unlimited prosecutorial discretion disempowers victims / Steven J. Kelly -- Prosecutorial discretion and death penalty / Aramis Donell Ayala -- Argument against unlimited prosecutorial discretion : equal justice for children / JoNel Newman -- Imperial prosecutor : increasing prosecutorial power accompanies criminal justice reforms / Nora V. Demleitner -- Conclusion / Melba Pearso.
Summary:
"This book is for lawyer and nonlawyer alike-anyone who is interested in how the criminal justice system works. If you are reading this as a new prosecutor, you can see where others went wrong as well as what options are available to you. The most important goal of this book is for the voters to see the what the criminal justice system really looks like"-- Provided by the publisher.
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