Arbitrary justice
Subtitle: the power of the American prosecutor
By: Angela J. Davis
Edition: [New ed.].
Series: Oxford scholarship online
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780199852369
Subjects: Prosecution; Decision making; Public prosecutors
Description: The author examines the expanding power of prosecutors, from mandatory minimum sentencing laws enhancing prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases to increasing politicization of the office. Drawing on her years of experience as a public defender, Davis demonstrates how the everyday, legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion is responsible for tremendous inequities in criminal justice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.