Arbitrary justice : the power of the American prosecutor / Angela J. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Angela J., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public prosecutors--United States.

Public prosecutors.

Prosecution--United States--Decision making.

Prosecution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-15663-9

9786611156633

0-19-803942-5

1-4294-9167-1

OCLC:

476239926