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Arbitrary justice [[electronic resource] ] : the power of the American prosecutor / / Angela J. Davis



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Autore: Davis Angela J. <1956-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Arbitrary justice [[electronic resource] ] : the power of the American prosecutor / / Angela J. Davis Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
Disciplina: 345.73/01
Soggetto topico: Public prosecutors - United States
Prosecution - Decision making - United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; ONE: Prosecutorial Discretion: Power and Privilege; TWO: The Power to Charge; THREE: Let's Make a Deal: The Power of the Plea Bargain; FOUR: Prosecutors and the Victims of Crime; FIVE: Prosecutors and the Death Penalty; SIX: Federal Prosecutors and the Power of the Attorney General; SEVEN: Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Abuse of Power and Discretion; EIGHT: Prosecutorial Ethics; NINE: Prosecutorial Accountability; TEN: Prospects for Reform; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
Sommario/riassunto: Inscribed on the walls of the United States Department of Justice are the lofty words: ""The United States wins its point whenever justice is done its citizens in the courts."" Yet what happens when prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of justice? Why are cases involving educated, well-to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously than those involving poor, uneducated victims? Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged?. In this timely work, Angela J. Davis examines the expanding pow
Titolo autorizzato: Arbitrary justice  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-15663-9
9786611156633
0-19-803942-5
1-4294-9167-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910458365603321
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