The politics of federal prosecution / Christina L. Boyd, Michael J. Nelson, Ian Ostrander, and Ethan D. Boldt.

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Boyd, Christina L [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford scholarship onlinePublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type:

text
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computer

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online resource

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9780197554715 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

345.7305042 23

LOC classification:

KF9640 .B69 2021

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Oxford scholarship online

Summary: Prosecutors hold incredible power in the United States to decide when and how to dispense justice. They are, in many ways, the agenda setters of the criminal justice system. While prosecutors and politicians frequently (and loudly) claim that prosecutors act independent of political influence, the potential for politics to affect prosecutors and their decisions looms large. This book examines political influence over federal prosecution at every stage, from who becomes a prosecutor to what explains the decisions they make while in office.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prosecutors hold incredible power in the United States to decide when and how to dispense justice. They are, in many ways, the agenda setters of the criminal justice system. While prosecutors and politicians frequently (and loudly) claim that prosecutors act independent of political influence, the potential for politics to affect prosecutors and their decisions looms large. This book examines political influence over federal prosecution at every stage, from who becomes a prosecutor to what explains the decisions they make while in office.

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The politics of federal prosecution / Christina L. Boyd, Michael J. Nelson, Ian Ostrander, and Ethan D. Boldt.