Arbitrary justice: the power of the American prosecutor
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
ONE Prosecutorial Discretion:
Power
and Privilege
3
TWO The Power to Charge
19
THREE Let s Make a Deal: The Power of the Plea Bargain
43
FOUR Prosecutors and the Victims of Crime
61
FIVE Prosecutors and the Death Penalty
77
SIX Federal Prosecutors and the Power of the
Attorney General
93
SEVEN Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Abuse
of Power and Discretion
123
EIGHT Prosecutorial Ethics
143
NINE Prosecutorial Accountability
163
TEN Prospects for Reform
179
Notes
195
Index
243
Inscribed on the walls of the U.S. Department
of Justice are these lofty words: The United
States wins its point whenever justice is done
its citizens in the courts. Yet what happens when
prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the
criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of
justice? Why are cases involving educated, well-
to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously
than those involving poor, uneducated victims?
Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more
lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged?
In this timely work, Angela J. Davis examines the
expanding power of prosecutors, from mandatory
minimum sentencing laws that enhance prosecu-
torial control over the outcome of cases to the
increasing politicization of the office. Drawing on
her dozen years of experience as a public defender,
Davis demonstrates how the everyday, legal exer¬
cise of prosecutorial discretion is responsible for
tremendous inequities in criminal justice. Davis
uses powerful stories of individuals caught in the
system to illustrate how the day-to-day practices
and decisions of well-meaning prosecutors pro¬
duce unfair and unequal treatment of both defen¬
dants and victims, often along race and class lines.
These disparities are particularly evident in prose¬
cutors charging and plea-bargaining decisions and
in their muddy relationships with victims. Pros¬
ecutors not only hold vast power, Davis argues, but
they are also under-reguiated and lack account¬
ability. The current standards of practice for pros¬
ecutors arc unenforceable, while the mechanisms
that purport to hold prosecutors accountable
are weak and ineffectual. Not only does lack of
oversight result in injustices, it may even foster a
climate tolerant of unfair practices and, in some
cases, misconduct.
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CONTENTS
ONE Prosecutorial Discretion:
Power
and Privilege
3
TWO The Power to Charge
19
THREE Let's Make a Deal: The Power of the Plea Bargain
43
FOUR Prosecutors and the Victims of Crime
61
FIVE Prosecutors and the Death Penalty
77
SIX Federal Prosecutors and the Power of the
Attorney General
93
SEVEN Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Abuse
of Power and Discretion
123
EIGHT Prosecutorial Ethics
143
NINE Prosecutorial Accountability
163
TEN Prospects for Reform
179
Notes
195
Index
243
Inscribed on the walls of the U.S. Department
of Justice are these lofty words: "The United
States wins its point whenever justice is done
its citizens in the courts." Yet what happens when
prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the
criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of
justice? Why are cases involving educated, well-
to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously
than those involving poor, uneducated victims?
Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more
lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged?
In this timely work, Angela J. Davis examines the
expanding power of prosecutors, from mandatory
minimum sentencing laws that enhance prosecu-
torial control over the outcome of cases to the
increasing politicization of the office. Drawing on
her dozen years of experience as a public defender,
Davis demonstrates how the everyday, legal exer¬
cise of prosecutorial discretion is responsible for
tremendous inequities in criminal justice. Davis
uses powerful stories of individuals caught in the
system to illustrate how the day-to-day practices
and decisions of well-meaning prosecutors pro¬
duce unfair and unequal treatment of both defen¬
dants and victims, often along race and class lines.
These disparities are particularly evident in prose¬
cutors' charging and plea-bargaining decisions and
in their muddy relationships with victims. Pros¬
ecutors not only hold vast power, Davis argues, but
they are also under-reguiated and lack account¬
ability. The current standards of practice for pros¬
ecutors arc unenforceable, while the mechanisms
that purport to hold prosecutors accountable
are weak and ineffectual. Not only does lack of
oversight result in injustices, it may even foster a
climate tolerant of unfair practices and, in some
cases, misconduct. |
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