This Article examines the ways that Whiteness is the norm within the criminal legal system, including within criminal law commentary. It does so by focusing on the burgeoning area of …
Law students interested in criminal practice are frequently asked whether they plan to be a public defender or a prosecutor. In the last several years, many of these budding lawyers are …
J Bellin - The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-), 2020 - JSTOR
This Symposium comes at a critical juncture for America's prosecutors. One important question—“Is there room for a new kind of prosecutor?”—has already been answered. Self …
RF Wright - The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-), 2020 - JSTOR
Prosecutors routinely decline to file charges in individual cases; sometimes they also announce general policies about declinations that apply prospectively to entire categories of …
O Mitchell, DO Mora, TL Sticco… - Criminology & Public …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Summary Progressive chief prosecutors, campaigning on platforms calling for reducing prison populations and racial/ethnic disparities, have been elected in …
Generations of scholars have failed to arrive at a unifying theory of prosecution, one that explains the complex role that prosecutors play in our democratic system. This Article draws …
Inside the Black Box of Prosecutor Page 1 Inside the Black Box of Prosecutor Discretion Megan S. Wright,t* Shima Baradaran Baughman* & Christopher Robertson*** In their charging …
RF Wright, JL Yates, CB Hessick - Ohio St. J. Crim. L., 2021 - HeinOnline
There is more than one way to be a prosecutor and therefore more than one way to campaign for the office. Journalists have noticed this lately, devoting more attention to …