Coping With Limited Prosecutorial Resources: An Assessment of the Case Processing and Community Impact From the Perspective of Prosecutors and Staff in a Southeastern County

Counties across the country are experiencing population growth with associated crime increases while prosecutor offices remain under-resourced. Resource constraints have implications for case processing and community relations. This study offers a descriptive assessment of prosecutor and staff perce...

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Main Author: Metcalfe, Christi (Author)
Contributors: Kuhns, Joseph B.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2023, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 337-360
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Case processing
Funding
Prosecution
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