Prosecutor in transnational perspective
Prosecutor in transnational perspective
- London Oxford University Press 2012
- 1 online resource (xvii, 471 p.) : ill.
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.
9780190260033
Public prosecutors.
Criminal investigation.
K5425 / .P77 2012
345.01262 / PR-
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.
9780190260033
Public prosecutors.
Criminal investigation.
K5425 / .P77 2012
345.01262 / PR-