The power of the prosecutor
Subtitle: gatekeepers of the criminal justice system
By: Joan E. Jacoby, Edward C. Ratledge
Contributors: Ratledge, Edward C., author
Publisher: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC; Praeger
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781440842184
Subjects: Prosecution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is discretion and why do we care?; title: Discretion and policing; title: Controlling the gate to the courts; title: The final accounting : from filing to disposition; title: Falling apart; title: Dsk: a rush to judgement; title: The duke lacrosse players : prosecutorial misconduct; title: JonBenet Ramsey : the case that never was; title: Casey Anthony : truth and consequences; title: Orenthal James Simpson : the murder trial of a victim?; title: Professionalism and innovation; title: Lessons learned.