The Changing Role of the American Prosecutor

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Summary

Looks at how prosecution of offenders is evolving in the contemporary legal milieu.

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Background
Prosecution in America: A Historical and Comparative Account	p. 3
The New Prosecutorial Environment
The State's Role in Prosecutorial Politics	p. 31
Prosecution Policy and Errors of Justice	p. 51
Have Sentencing Reforms Displaced Discretion over Sentencing from Judges to Prosecutors?	p. 73
Performance Measures and Accountability	p. 91
Prosecuting Troublesome and Emerging Crime Problems
Prosecutors and Treatment Diversion: The Brooklyn (NY) Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Program	p. 111
Project Safe Neighborhoods and the Changing Role of the U.S. Attorney's Office	p. 139
Anticipatory Prosecution in Terrorism-Related Cases	p. 157
Community Prosecution and Problem Solving
Evolving Strategies in 20th-century American Prosecution	p. 177
Community Prosecution: Rhetoric or Reality?	p. 211
Prosecutors in Problem-Solving Courts	p. 231
Future Challenges
The Future of Local Prosecution in America	p. 247
Contributors	p. 267
Index	p. 275
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