United States Attorneys' Manual
Author | : United States. Department of Justice |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Justice, Administration of |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Department of Justice |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Justice, Administration of |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Victoria Colvin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2018-09-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 042988494X |
The modern public prosecutor is a figure both powerful and enigmatic. Legal scholars and criminologists often identify “three essential components” of criminal justice systems: police, courts and corrections. Yet increasingly, the public prosecutor occupies a distinct role independent from any of these branches. Acting outside of the court, and therefore largely out of the public eye, the prosecutor’s control over whether and what charges proceed to court can limit judicial discretion on sentencing, open pathways to alternative measures and even deny entry into the criminal justice system entirely. In this sense the prosecutor serves as a true “gatekeeper” to the criminal process. This book addresses key aspects of the evolving role of domestic and international prosecutors in common law and civil law systems in the twenty-first century, and the challenges posed by this evolution. This collection of chapters from respected scholars takes an international, comparative approach and explores how these different legal systems have borrowed theorisations and articulations of the prosecutorial role from each other in adapting the office to changing conditions and expectations. The volume is structured around four main themes relating to the role of the modern prosecutor: the nature of the prosecutor’s office, the role of the prosecutor in investigations, prosecutorial discretion and how it is exercised, and politicisation and accountability of prosecutors. This book is essential for scholars and students in criminal justice, pre-law/legal studies, criminology, justice studies and political science, and is useful as a resource for those interested in legal change around the world.
Author | : American Bar Association. House of Delegates |
Publisher | : American Bar Association |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781590318737 |
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Author | : American Bar Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Criminal justice, Administration of |
ISBN | : 9781570737138 |
"Project of the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Standards Committee, Criminal Justice Section"--T.p. verso.
Author | : Kai Ambos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 507 |
Release | : 2020-01-16 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108483399 |
A comparative and collaborative study of the foundational principles and concepts that underpin different domestic systems of criminal law.
Author | : Kellie Toole |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2024-07-25 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1509973222 |
This book provides the first detailed analysis of the decision to prosecute made by the statutory Australian Offices of Director of Prosecution. It examines the system of prosecution as part of the executive branch of government, and the role and challenges of the individual prosecutors who make decisions within the system. It explores the tension between prosecutorial independence and prosecutorial accountability, and the paradox that political involvement in prosecutions is necessary for accountability and to uphold the public interest, but can compromise independence. The book makes a unique contribution to both Australian criminal law scholarship and to the international literature on criminal prosecution, by drawing on the sub-disciplines of criminal law and administrative law. It includes case studies on prosecuting child sexual abuse, rape, and government espionage, and comparisons with common law and civil law countries including the USA, the UK, Italy and South Africa.
Author | : Angela J. Davis |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2007-04-12 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0199884277 |
What happens when public prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of justice? Why are cases involving well-to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously than those involving poor victims? Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged? In this eye-opening work, Angela J. Davis shines a much-needed light on the power of American prosecutors, revealing how the day-to-day practice of even the most well-intentioned prosecutors can result in unequal treatment of defendants and victims. Ranging from mandatory minimum sentencing laws that enhance prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases, to the increasing politicization of the office, Davis uses powerful stories of individuals caught in the system to demonstrate how the perfectly legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion can result in gross inequities in criminal justice. For the paperback edition, Davis provides a new Afterword which covers such recent incidents of prosecutorial abuse as the Jena Six case, the Duke lacrosse case, the Department of Justice firings, and more.
Author | : Law Reform Commission of Canada |
Publisher | : Ottawa, Canada : Law Reform Commission of Canada |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
This document presents the Commission's view on the need for reform together with their recommendations and commentary.
Author | : John D. Bessler |
Publisher | : Carolina Academic Press LLC |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Criminal procedure |
ISBN | : 9781531020064 |
"Private Prosecution in America is the first comprehensive examination of a practice that dates back to the colonial era. Tracking its origins to medieval times and the English common law, the book shows how "private prosecutors" were once a mainstay of early American criminal procedure. Private prosecutors-acting on their own behalf, as next of kin, or though retained counsel-initiated prosecutions, presented evidence in court, and sought the punishment of offenders. Until the rise and professionalization of public prosecutors' offices, private prosecutors played a major role in the criminal justice system, including in capital cases. After conducting a 50-state survey and recounting how some locales still allow private prosecutions by interested parties, the book argues that such prosecutions violate defendants' constitutional rights and should be outlawed"--
Author | : Peter J. Henning |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-08-25 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780195378412 |
The Prosecution and Defense of Public Corruption: The Law and Legal Strategies is the first comprehensive, practice-oriented treatment of the law of public corruption in the U.S. legal market.