02855nam 22004813u 450 991078624110332120230801230459.01-60344-766-0(CKB)2670000000341102(EBL)1132631(OCoLC)830168928(MiAaPQ)EBC1132631(EXLCZ)99267000000034110220130418d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Prosecution among Friends[electronic resource] Presidents, Attorneys General, and Executive Branch WrongdoingCollege Station Texas A&M University Press20121 online resource (218 p.)Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and LeadershipDescription based upon print version of record.1-60344-745-8 Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. "Where There Is Smoke": Investigating and Prosecuting; Chapter 2. Legal Regimes, Attorneys General, and Executive; Chapter 3. When All Bets Are Off: Presidents, Vice Presidents,; Chapter 4. A Bit Too Familiar: When the Justice Department; Chapter 5. More Political Considerations: Departing Officials,; Chapter 6. What's a Little Prosecution among Friends? A; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Cover Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel? In Prosecution among Friends political scientist David Alistair Yalof explores the operation of due process as it is navigated within the office of the attorney general and its various subdivisions. The attorney general holds a politically appointed position within the administration and yet, as the nation's highest ranking law enforcement officer, is still charged with holding colleagues and superiors legally accountable. That dutyJoseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and LeadershipCorruption investigation -- United States -- HistoryCriminal investigation -- Political aspects -- United States -- HistorySpecial prosecutors -- United States -- HistoryUnited States. Dept. of Justice -- HistoryCorruption investigation -- United States -- History.Criminal investigation -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.Special prosecutors -- United States -- History.United States. Dept. of Justice -- History.364.1/3230973364.13230973Yalof David Alistair1524719AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910786241103321Prosecution among Friends3765750UNINA