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Prosecutorial Discretion

In: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
Edited by: David Levinson
Subject:General Criminology & Criminal Justice, Corrections/Penology (general)
Keywords:prosecutors

Discretion within the criminal justice system is “the lawful ability of an agent of government to exercise choice in making a decision” (Neubauer 1999: 17). With regard to the office of the prosecutor, such choices include whether to begin an investigation, ...

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  Levinson, D. (2002). Prosecutorial discretion. In Encyclopedia of crime and punishment (Vol. 1, pp. 1280-1284). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950664.n333
  
  Levinson, David. "Prosecutorial Discretion." In Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, edited by Levinson, David, 1280-84. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2002. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950664.n333.
  
  Levinson, D. 2002. Prosecutorial Discretion. In: David Levinson Editor, 2002. Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1280-1284 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950664.n333> [Accessed 14 Aug 2022].
  
  Levinson, David. "Prosecutorial Discretion." Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2002, pp. 1280-84. SAGE Knowledge. 14 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950664.n333.
  
  Levinson, David (2002). Prosecutorial discretion In:Prosecutorial discretion Encyclopedia of crime and punishment Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2002:1280-1284. doi:10.4135/9781412950664.n333
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