TY - BOOK AU - Jacoby,Joan E. AU - Ratledge,Edward C. TI - The power of the prosecutor: gatekeepers of the criminal justice system SN - 9781440842184 (hardback) AV - KF9640 .J29 2016 U1 - 345.73/01262 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Santa Barbara, California PB - Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC KW - Prosecution KW - United States KW - LAW / Criminal Procedure KW - bisacsh KW - LAW / Criminal Law / General N1 - 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 ER -