Constitutional inquisitors : the origins and early practice of federal prosecutors / Scott Ingram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingram, Scott, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public prosecutors--United States--History--19th century.

Public prosecutors.

Public prosecutors--United States--History--18th century.

United States--Politics and government--1789-1815.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]

Summary:

In the United States, federal prosecutors enjoy a degree of power that's unmatched elsewhere in the world: unlike their counterparts in other countries, federal prosecutors are free to investigate and prosecute (or decline to prosecute) criminal cases -- without significant oversight. Our contemporary concerns about federal prosecutors -- that they have too much power and too much discretion over how they use it -- have a history that goes back to the founding of the United States. This will be the first book to examine the development of the federal law enforcement apparatus in the earliest part of the early republic"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The Labors of the Court

2 Meet Person, Learned in the Law

3 The Fittest Persons to Expound the Laws

4 The First in the Nation

5 A Hair to Split

6 Measures for Apprehending and Prosecuting

7 Exercise Some Degree of Discretion

8 Foes Who Are Plotting Mischief

9 A Faithful Execution of His Views

10 Cultivate Peace by Observing Justice

Notes

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ingram, Scott Constitutional Inquisitors

ISBN:

1-4214-4687-1

OCLC:

1394135134