The Changing Role of the American Prosecutor
Leading prosecution researchers throughout the United States are brought together in this book to illuminate the new environment of prosecution in America, the prosecution of troubling and emerging crime problems, prosecutorial problem-solving and community prosecution, and the future of prosecution in the twenty-first century. The contributors explore how American prosecutors are moving away from a traditional, reactive approach to the crime problem, and, instead, how they are developing creative problem-solving strategies for dealing with crime and disorder."The strength of this book is the novelty of the topic. Prosecutors have recently come to the forefront of court research. The contributors give a fresh look into the twenty-first-century prosecutor. They focus on the politics and the new social policy that the new `American Prosecutor' upholds. No longer is today's prosecutor only interested in convictions. They are interested in crime prevention, which requires a proactive approach rather than merely reacting to situations." -- Jeremy D. Ball, Boise State UniversityContributors include Steven Belenko, Robert Chesney, Catherine M. Coles, Scott H. Decker, Caroline R. Donhauser, Rodney L. Engen, Patricia L. Fanflik, Brian Forst, Kay Levine, Jack McDevitt, M. Elaine Nugent-Borakove, Judith N. Phelan, Michael D. Schrunk, Hung-En Sung, Anne J. Swern, and John L. Worrall.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.