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Author:

Davis, Angela J., 1956-

Title:

Arbitrary justice : the power of the American prosecutor / Angela J. Davis.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

p. cm.

Subject:

Public prosecutors--United States.
Prosecution--Decision making--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prosecutorial discretion : power and privilege -- The power to charge -- Let's make a deal : the power of the plea bargain -- Prosecutors and the victims of crime -- Prosecutors and the death penalty -- Federal prosecutors and the power of the attorney general -- Prosecutorial misconduct : the abuse of power and discretion -- Prosecutorial ethics -- Prosecutorial accountability -- Prospects for reform.

ISBN:

9780195177367
9780195177367 (cloth)
0195177363 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70867082

LCCN:

2006026096

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)