{"product_id":"the-power-of-the-prosecutor-gatekeepers-of-the-criminal-justice-system-hardcover","title":"The Power of the Prosecutor: Gatekeepers of the Criminal Justice System - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Jacoby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward Ratledge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, readers will take a fascinating journey with local prosecutors as they seek to obtain reasonable and appropriate case dispositions while preventing abuse and misuse of the law and protecting the civil rights of their jurisdictions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProsecutors have a powerful and generally little-understood role in the criminal justice system. Their important powers include accepting or rejecting cases, making decisions about dismissing charges, or moving cases to disposition and recommending a sentence--all of which can critically affect not only individuals but society through their ability to shape our criminal justice system. \u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Prosecutor: Gatekeepers of the Criminal Justice System\u003c\/i\u003e explores the real-world actions and outcomes of local prosecutors through five well-known cases, documenting the variety of pressures prosecutors face both within and outside their offices as they attempt to make the best decisions about crimes and defendants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by individuals who have actively engaged prosecutors in practically every U.S. state over 30 years' time, the book examines actual case profiles that enable readers to witness how prosecutors reach their behind-the-scenes decisions and grasp how the criminal justice system operates. The authors explain the variations in prosecution, including the effects of policies and priorities, action choices available, and the types of both internal and external relationships with other participants in the system: the police, the courts, the defense counsel, and the community they represent. Readers will come away with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the complexities and pressures faced by prosecutors in upholding justice under a wide variety of conditions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan E. Jacoby\u003c\/b\u003e is executive director of the Jefferson Institute for Justice Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward C. Ratledge\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the Center for Applied Demography \u0026amp; Survey Research and associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47692883099907,"sku":"9781440842184","price":112.93,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/ejB3NVZ5M2RBbnJSOUJ5MFRvN3pQQT09.webp?v=1769622923","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-ch\/products\/the-power-of-the-prosecutor-gatekeepers-of-the-criminal-justice-system-hardcover","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}