Progressive and Traditional Orientations to Prosecution: An Empirical Assessment in Four Prosecutorial Offices

In recent years, accounts of the so-called progressive prosecutor have been juxtaposed against the more traditional, law-and-order prosecutor in the United States. Yet, little effort has been made to empirically investigate these orientations among prosecutors. In this multijurisdictional study, pro...

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Authors: Meldrum, Ryan Charles (Author) ; Stemen, Don (Author) ; Kutateladze, Besiki 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2021, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 354-372
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
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Punitive attitudes
Traditional
Progressive
Prosecution

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