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PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION

NCJ Number
27310
Journal
Criminal Justice Quarterly Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Dated: (SUMMER 1973) Pages: 154-163
Author(s)
D S BAIME; E R ROSEN
Date Published
1973
Length
10 pages
Annotation
ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURE OF THE BROAD DISCRETIONARY POWERS VESTED IN PROSECUTORS AND THE NEED TO DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH AUTHORITY.
Abstract
THE LIMITATIONS WHICH BIND THE PROSECUTOR'S CHOICE OF ACTION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. PROCEDURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISCRETIONARY DECISIONS ARE SUGGESTED.

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