D.A.
Subtitle: Prosecutors in Their Own Words
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: June 8, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780684831565
Subjects: Public prosecutors; Law; Criminal Justice Administration; Legal Reference / Law Profession; United States; General; States; Criminal Law; Current Events / General; Criminal Law - General; Administration of criminal justice; Criminal justice, Administration of
Description: "For D.A., Mark Baker interviewed dozens of D.A.'s from big cities, small towns, and rural areas across the country, and it is their stories and their voices - by turns idealistic, tough, cynical, and hopeful - that make up this compelling collective portrait of the men and women whose responsibility it is to see that justice is served."--BOOK JACKET. "In D.A., prosecutors discuss what happens when idealism and high expectations run into reality - low pay, skilful defense attorneys, questionable evidence, and duplicitous witnesses. In candid and unflinching detail, they recall their most memorable cases, wins and losses, and how they keep going in spite of the sometimes chilling crimes they face in court."--Jacket.