Prosecution Complex: America's Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent
- ISBN-10
- 1479893080
- ISBN-13
- 9781479893089
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Daniel S. Medwed
Description
Describes the duel roles of prosecutors in the criminal justice system--ensuring fair trials and obtaining high conviction rates.
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