Arbitrary justice the power of the American prosecutor /
Davis, Angela J., 1956-
Arbitrary justice the power of the American prosecutor / [electronic resource] : Angela J. Davis. - [New ed.]. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (ix, 264 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199852369 (ebook) : No price 0199852367 (ebook) : No price
Public prosecutors--United States.
Prosecution--Decision making.--United States
KF9640
345.7'305042
Arbitrary justice the power of the American prosecutor / [electronic resource] : Angela J. Davis. - [New ed.]. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (ix, 264 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199852369 (ebook) : No price 0199852367 (ebook) : No price
Public prosecutors--United States.
Prosecution--Decision making.--United States
KF9640
345.7'305042