Prosecution among Friends [electronic resource] : Presidents, Attorneys General, and Executive Branch Wrongdoing

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yalof, David Alistair.

Series:

Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corruption investigation--United States--History.

Criminal investigation--Political aspects--United States--History.

Special prosecutors--United States--History.

United States. Dept. of Justice--History.

Local Subjects:

Corruption investigation--United States--History.

Criminal investigation--Political aspects--United States--History.

Special prosecutors--United States--History.

United States. Dept. of Justice--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.

Summary:

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 duty

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-60344-766-0

OCLC:

830168928