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The prosecutor in transnational perspective [electronic resource] / [editors and contributing authors] Erik Luna and Marianne Wade ; chapter authors, Antoni Bojaânczyk ... [et al.].
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 471 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780190260033 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Public prosecutors | Criminal investigation
Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780199844807DDC classification: 345.01262 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The American prosecutor plays a powerful role in the judicial system, wielding the authority to accept or decline a case, choose which crimes to allege, and decide the number of counts to charge. These choices, among others, are often made with little supervision or institutional oversight. This prosecutorial discretion has prompted scholars to look to the role of prosecutors in Europe for insight on how to reform the American system of justice. This book demonstrates that valuable lessons can be learned from a transnational examination of prosecutorial authority.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The American prosecutor plays a powerful role in the judicial system, wielding the authority to accept or decline a case, choose which crimes to allege, and decide the number of counts to charge. These choices, among others, are often made with little supervision or institutional oversight. This prosecutorial discretion has prompted scholars to look to the role of prosecutors in Europe for insight on how to reform the American system of justice. This book demonstrates that valuable lessons can be learned from a transnational examination of prosecutorial authority.
Description based on print version record.