Political Control of Federal Prosecutions: Looking Back and Looking Forward

This Essay explores the mechanisms of control over federal criminal enforcement that the administration and Congress used or failed to use during George W. Bush's presidency. It gives particular attention to Congress, not because legislators played a dominant role, but because they generally ch...

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Main Author: Richman, Daniel C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2009
In:Year: 2009
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:This Essay explores the mechanisms of control over federal criminal enforcement that the administration and Congress used or failed to use during George W. Bush's presidency. It gives particular attention to Congress, not because legislators played a dominant role, but because they generally chose to play such a subordinate role. My fear is that the media focus on management inadequacies or abuses within the Justice Department during the Bush administration might lead policymakers and observers to overlook the hard questions that remain about how the federal criminal bureaucracy should be structured and guided during a period of rapidly shifting priorities and about the role Congress should play in this process