Abstract Tasked with enforcing criminal law, public prosecutors worldwide enjoy broad discretion. Existing literature on prosecutorial discretion and accountability tends to discuss the regulation of or analyse influence procedural environment in which operate. This paper focuses occupational culture as an important factor affecting decisions. It draws particular attention understudied aspect p...

In the wake of a sexual assault, a victim is faced with sensitive questions, grueling examinations, and life-altering decisions. To assist victims in dealing with such issues, many communities make sexual assault crisis counselors available. These counselors act as support persons for the victim as he or she deals with police, doctors, prosecutors, friends, and family. Because these counselors ...

This paper empirically documents one way in which prosecutorial discretion can be used to dampen the effects of mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Specifically, I show prosecutors use their discretion over prosecution charges to circumvent a mandatory minimum sentencing law for some defendants, by prosecuting these defendants who were initially arrested for the crime targeted by the sentencing ...

TheSupremeCourt’sdeathpenalty jurisprudence isbased in large part on the assumption that jurors can be counted on to apply the law in this area conscientiously and fairly. All our criminal procedure jurisprudence is also based in large part on the assumption that prosecutors and judges will act fairly. These assumptions are based on nothing more than wishful thinking, and the record of death pe...

This study aims to develop a model for the effective implementation of restitution criminal sanctions against individuals involved in trafficking persons. The findings this research hold strategic significance terms providing legal protection victims and enhancing concept restitution. focuses on evaluating effectiveness imposing traffickers through judicial decisions Indonesia. By employing soc...