Arbitrary justice : the power of the American prosecutor /

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Author / Creator:	Davis, Angela J., 1956-
Edition:	[New ed.].
Imprint:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 264 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Public prosecutors -- United States. Prosecution -- United States -- Decision making. Prosecution -- Decision making. Public prosecutors. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8838344

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ISBN:	9780199852369 (ebook) : No price 0199852367 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	The author examines the expanding power of prosecutors, from mandatory minimum sentencing laws enhancing prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases to increasing politicization of the office. Drawing on her years of experience as a public defender, Davis demonstrates how the everyday, legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion is responsible for tremendous inequities in criminal justice.
Other form:	Print version 9780195384734

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