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NCJ Number:	124930

Title:	Rough Justice: Days and Nights of a Young D.A.

Author(s):	D Heilbroner

Date Published:	1990

Page Count:	286

Sponsoring Agency:	Pantheon Books New York, NY 10022

Publication Number:	ISBN 0-394-58191-1

Sale Source:	Pantheon Books 201 East 50th Street New York, NY 10022 United States of America

Type:	Citizen Involvement Material

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	This book represents a personal account of the author's experiences as a prosecutor in the Manhattan DA's office.

Abstract:	A journal created during the author's three-year stint as a prosecutor was reworked to create this mostly nonfiction account of the trials and tribulations of a district attorney in a large metropolitan city. An attempt is made to describe the precarious relationship between the attorneys and the police, the judges, the court clerks, the defendants, and the victims. The book is mostly anecdotal and is written in the first person writing style. Specific stories are provided that illustrate the current state of the criminal justice system. Prosecutorial discretion is highlighted to emphasize the practical concerns that often override traditional notions of justice and due process.

Main Term(s):	Prosecutors

Index Term(s):	Accusatorial systems; Attorney client relations; New York; Prosecutor-victim interaction



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