Public Prosecutors and Discretion A Comparative Study

Name: Public Prosecutors and Discretion A Comparative Study
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ISBN: 9780198259152

ISBN-10: 0198259158

ISBN-13: 9780198259152

Edition: 1995

Authors: Julia Fionda

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The role of the public prosecutor in sentencing has become the subject of intense debate in recent years. Experts recognize that their influence on sentencing practice is profound, and that the implications of their influence is far reaching. In this original study the author assesses the influence of the public prosecutor in Scotland, the Netherlands, England and Wales and Germany over the process of sentencing offenders in the criminal justice system. This study offers a detailed analysis of prosecutorial power to issue sanctions, such as fines, warnings and referrals to rehabilitation at the pre-trial stage, and develops three new models of justice seeking to analyse and explain the…

Book details

List price: $205.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/7/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.386



General Editor's Introduction


Preface



The Discretion of the Prosecutor: An Introduction



The Crown Prosecution Service: the Potential Sentencers



The Scottish Procurator Fiscal Service: The Reluctant Sentencers



The Dutch Openbaar Ministerie: the Kingpin Sentencers



Crime Prevention in the Netherlands



The German Prosecution System: The Developing Sentencers



Models of Prosecutorial Sentencing



Using the Models in Practice



Conclusion: Recognition and Reform of the Prosecutor's Sentencing Role


Bibliography


Index