Arbitrary justice : the power of the American prosecutor /

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Author / Creator:Davis, Angela J., 1956-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Description:ix, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6329665
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ISBN:0195177363 (cloth)
9780195177367 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-241) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Prosecutorial discretion : power and privilege
  • The power to charge
  • Let's make a deal : the power of the plea bargain
  • Prosecutors and the victims of crime
  • Prosecutors and the death penalty
  • Federal prosecutors and the power of the attorney general
  • Prosecutorial misconduct : the abuse of power and discretion
  • Prosecutorial ethics
  • Prosecutorial accountability
  • Prospects for reform.