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03225aam a2200421 i 4500 001 5E164F94DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 210830t20222022ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021042793 020 $a 1531020062 020 $a 9781531020064 035 $a (OCoLC)1274228002 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d GWL $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF9640 $b .B47 2021 082 00 $a 345.73/05042 $2 23/eng/20211006 100 1 $a Bessler, John D., $e author. 245 10 $a Private prosecution in America : $b its origins, history, and unconstitutionality in the twenty-first century / $c John D. Bessler. 264 1 $a Durham, North Carolina : $b Carolina Academic Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xxxiii, 987 pages ; $c 26 cm 520 $a "This book is the first comprehensive examination of a practice that dates back to the colonial era. Tracking its origins to medieval times and the English common law, the book shows how 'private prosecutors' were once a mainstay of early American criminal procedure. Private prosecutors-acting on their own behalf, as next of kin, or though retained counsel-initiated prosecutions, presented evidence in court, and sought the punishment of offenders. Until the rise and professionalization of public prosecutors' offices, private prosecutors played a major role in the criminal justice system, including in capital cases. After conducting a 50-state survey and recounting how some locales still allow private prosecutions by interested parties, the book argues that such prosecutions violate defendants' constitutional rights and should be outlawed"-- $c Provided by the publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Private prosecution in the British Isles : criminal procedure in English vs. Scottish law -- The Mother country : England's shift from private to public prosecutions -- Private prosecutors in America : from Colonial days to the early nineteenth century -- Private prosecutions in state courts : from murder charges to petty misdemeanors -- From private to public prosecutors : the professionalization of district attorneys' offices -- Divided opinions and split decisions : jurisdictions outlawing vs. authorizing private prosecutors -- The role of the prosecutor : prosecutorial ethics, the public interest, and doing justice -- Private prosecution in America : a violation of due process and equal protection of the laws. 650 0 $a Private prosecutors $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Prosecution $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Indictments $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Criminal procedure $z United States $x History. 650 7 $a Criminal procedure. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00883421 650 7 $a Indictments. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00970199 650 7 $a Private prosecutors. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01077553 650 7 $a Prosecution. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01079361 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230517011208.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5E164F94DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search