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RURAL PROSECUTOR AND THE EXERCISE OF DISCRETION

NCJ Number
35478
Journal
Criminal Law Bulletin Volume: 12 Issue: 3 Dated: (MAY-JUNE 1976) Pages: 301316
Author(s)
G F THORNE
Date Published
1976
Length
16 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE POWER OF PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION AND ITS PROPER EXERCISE IN THE SMALL OFFICE SETTING EXAMINING THE PROSECUTOR'S INTERACTION WITH POLICE, THE DEFENSE BAR, THE JUDICIARY, AND THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR ADVOCATES QUANTIFYING DISCRETION AND DEVELOPING AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER FUNCTIONARIES IN THE SYSTEM THAT CAN BE TURNED TO HIS ADVANTAGE.