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Publikováno v:
Polity. 55:400-409
Publikováno v:
Journal of Law and Courts. 10:37-60
The federal judicial system is a hierarchy with district courts at the bottom, courts of appeals in the middle, and the Supreme Court at the top. A second, less visible, judicial hierarchy exists within district courts, with magistrate judges situate
Publikováno v:
Justice System Journal. 42:341-358
The pretrial detention decision has critical implications for a defendant’s employment opportunities, family ties, likelihood of conviction, and length of prison sentence. While prior researchers h...
Autor:
Christina L. Boyd, Adam G. Rutkowski
Publikováno v:
Politics, Groups, and Identities. 8:834-844
Publikováno v:
Political Research Quarterly. :106591292311649
Within the politically charged immigration system in the United States, Congress mandates the entry of in absentia removal orders against immigrants who fail to appear for immigration court hearings. Statutory guidance similarly constrains the abilit
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The Politics of Federal Prosecution
This chapter examines U.S. Attorneys’ decisions regarding charging and bargaining with federal criminal defendants. Based on our theoretical expectations about the importance of political responsiveness in prosecutorial decisions, we expect that pr
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The Politics of Federal Prosecution
In this chapter, we explore the selection and appointment of federal prosecutors. We review the historical development of the Senate confirmation process for U.S. Attorneys, emphasizing that these officials are a rare federal office in which all thre
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The Politics of Federal Prosecution
When do U.S. Attorneys use their powers to seize the assets of criminal defendants? After introducing federal criminal asset forfeiture, the chapter details the close connection between criminal forfeiture and prosecutors’ political motivations by
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The Politics of Federal Prosecution
What function do federal prosecutors play in the modern political system, and how has this role changed over time? In this chapter, we explore the historical evolution of federal prosecutors and the DOJ (and its predecessors) and review the organizat
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The Politics of Federal Prosecution
In Chapter 6, we examine the highly discretionary decision of federal prosecutors to bring or decline to bring prosecutions in individual criminal matters. This is a critical agenda-setting decision for the criminal justice system: when a prosecutor
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