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Prosecutors and Prosecution
Prosecutors are powerful actors in the legal system. This volume examines how prosecutorial power is constituted through their decision-making processes, the relationships between legal changes and court actors, and the consequences of this for society. It offers insights into law in action, and how social change shapes the legal system.
| Author(s) | Edited by Lisa Frohmann. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 656 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 25 Mar 2008 |
| Availability | Available |
Prosecutors are powerful actors in the legal system. This volume examines how prosecutorial power is constituted through their decision-making processes, the relationships between legal changes and court actors, and the consequences of this for society. It offers insights into law in action, and how social change shapes the legal system.
Contents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I Decision-Making practices: Case Screening and Charging: Prosecutorial discretion: the effects of uncertainty, Celesta A. Albonetti; Organisational horizons and complaint-filing, Robert M. Emerson and Blair Pa
Lisa Frohmann is Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
