The Criminal Bar Association has always maintained that autonomous local Crown Prosecutors, independent of the police but controlled by political organizations, is wrong. The association also believes that a national prosecution service is wrong because such a system gives too much power to a monolithic organization which can be easily distorted if the political balance moves from consensus politics to extremism. The professional responsibility of the Criminal Bar Association and prosecuting attorneys is discussed in terms of the relationship between prosecution counsel and the court, prosecution policies, conflicting responsibilities at national and local levels, and prosecutoring attorney fees. 1 note