Essays on the Discretion of Prosecutors in the Legal Realm

Essays on the Discretion of Prosecutors in the Legal Realm

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This dissertation contains three chapters that describe the discretion of prosecutors in different ways. The first is a quantitative study that measures how many different interpretations a statute has and how that affects conviction rate. The second is an experiment that has mock prosecutors act ou...

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Main Author: Reuben, Alicja K.
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7916/D87W6KF9
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spelling ndltd-columbia.edu-oai-academiccommons.columbia.edu-10.7916-D87W6KF92019-05-09T15:14:04ZEssays on the Discretion of Prosecutors in the Legal RealmReuben, Alicja K.2013ThesesManagementThis dissertation contains three chapters that describe the discretion of prosecutors in different ways. The first is a quantitative study that measures how many different interpretations a statute has and how that affects conviction rate. The second is an experiment that has mock prosecutors act out a courtroom situation to see if they select a law that is more just or one that gives them a higher economic pay-off. The third is a qualitative article that uses interviews with prosecutors and a survey to answer questions that are not addressed in the other two chapters. All of the chapters complement each other.Englishhttps://doi.org/10.7916/D87W6KF9
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Essays on the Discretion of Prosecutors in the Legal Realm
description This dissertation contains three chapters that describe the discretion of prosecutors in different ways. The first is a quantitative study that measures how many different interpretations a statute has and how that affects conviction rate. The second is an experiment that has mock prosecutors act out a courtroom situation to see if they select a law that is more just or one that gives them a higher economic pay-off. The third is a qualitative article that uses interviews with prosecutors and a survey to answer questions that are not addressed in the other two chapters. All of the chapters complement each other.
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