The power of the prosecutor : gatekeepers of the criminal justice system /
Jacoby, Joan E.,
The power of the prosecutor : gatekeepers of the criminal justice system / Joan E. Jacoby, Edward C. Ratledge. - xiii, 227 pages ; 25 cm
What is discretion and why do we care? -- Discretion and policing -- Controlling the gate to the courts -- The final accounting : from filing to disposition -- Falling apart -- Dsk: a rush to judgement -- The duke lacrosse players: prosecutorial misconduct -- JonBenet Ramsey : the case that never was -- Casey Anthony : truth and consequences -- Orenthal James Simpson : the murder trial of a victim? -- Professionalism and innovation -- Lessons learned.
9781440842184 (hardback)
2015029438
Prosecution--United States.
LAW / Criminal Procedure.
LAW / Criminal Law / General.
KF9640 / .J29 2016
345.73/01262
The power of the prosecutor : gatekeepers of the criminal justice system / Joan E. Jacoby, Edward C. Ratledge. - xiii, 227 pages ; 25 cm
What is discretion and why do we care? -- Discretion and policing -- Controlling the gate to the courts -- The final accounting : from filing to disposition -- Falling apart -- Dsk: a rush to judgement -- The duke lacrosse players: prosecutorial misconduct -- JonBenet Ramsey : the case that never was -- Casey Anthony : truth and consequences -- Orenthal James Simpson : the murder trial of a victim? -- Professionalism and innovation -- Lessons learned.
9781440842184 (hardback)
2015029438
Prosecution--United States.
LAW / Criminal Procedure.
LAW / Criminal Law / General.
KF9640 / .J29 2016
345.73/01262