Crime and Justice, Volume 41 - Prosecutors and Politics: A Comparative Perspective

Prosecutors are powerful figures in any criminal justice system. They decide what crimes to prosecute, whom to pursue, what charges to file, whether to plea bargain, how aggressively to seek a conviction, and what sentence to demand. This title explores a range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cure. Zusammenfassung Prosecutors are powerful figures in any criminal justice system. They decide what crimes to prosecute, whom to pursue, what charges to file, whether to plea bargain, how aggressively to seek a conviction, and what sentence to demand. This title explores a range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cure.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Tonry, Michael (EDT) Tonry
• Assisted by: Michael Tonry (Editor), Tonry Michael (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2013
• EAN: 9780226009704
• ISBN: 978-0-226-00970-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Crime and Justice: A Review of Research CJ (CHUP); Crime and Justice: A Review of Research CJ
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology