PROSECUTION FUNCTION - LOCAL PROSECUTORS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

• NCJ Number: 13878
• Author(s): C E ALEXANDER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Assoc of Attorneys General
• Sale Source: National Assoc of Attorneys General; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PUBLICATION INCORPORATES INFORMATION AND ANALYSES FROM PREVIOUS AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A FACTUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE OF PROSECUTOR AND POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Abstract

THE SURVEYS AND STUDIES UTILIZED IN THIS VOLUME INCLUDE: THE 1971 STUDY ON THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE 1972 SURVEY OF LOCAL PROSECUTORS, THE 1973 SURVEY OF LOCAL PROSECUTORS CONTAINING DATA ON 1000 LOCAL PROSECUTORS, AND A REPORT ON PROSECUTOR TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT PROVIDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN THE PROSECUTION FUNCTION; THE ORGANIZATION, STAFF, AND SALARIES OF PROSECUTORS; AN EXAMINATION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR PROSECUTORS; A DISCUSSION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S AUTHORITY IN LOCAL PROSECUTIONS; AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PROSECUTORS AND ATTORNEYS GENERAL.