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• Select State attorneys and PDs seek legislative assistance to stem turnover issues: Turnover in Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office increased from 17% to 28% last year.

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  State attorneys and PDs seek legislative assistance to stem turnover issues: Turnover in Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office increased from 17% to 28% last year.

  Author:Jim AshFrom:Florida Bar News (Vol. 50, Issue 3)

  Mar. 2023399 words Brief article 1220LFlorida prosecutors and public defenders are grateful for an unprecedented pay raise lawmakers approved last session, but more is needed to address high turnover and lack of recruitment. That's the message the Florida...
• Select UNDERSTANDING UNCONTESTED PROSECUTOR ELECTIONS.

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  UNDERSTANDING UNCONTESTED PROSECUTOR ELECTIONS.

  Authors:Carissa Byrne Hessick, Sarah Treul, and Alexander LoveFrom:American Criminal Law Review (Vol. 60, Issue 1)

  Wntr 202321,430 words Article 1740LProsecutors are very powerful players in the criminal justice system. One of the few checks on their power is their periodic obligation to stand for election. But very few prosecutor elections are contested, and even...
• Select Administering Justice Maryland Interprets Rule 3.8(d).

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  Administering Justice Maryland Interprets Rule 3.8(d).

  Authors:Andrew V. Jezic and Erin A. RischFrom:Public Lawyer (Vol. 31, Issue 1)

  Wntr 20233,715 words Article 1800LIn 1983, the American Bar Association (ABA) adopted Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(d), addressing the special responsibilities of a prosecutor to disclose certain evidence and information favorable to the...
• Select U.S. Attorney's Office.

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  U.S. Attorney's Office.

  From:Florida Bar News (Vol. 49, Issue 12)

  Dec. 202245 words Brief article 1380LLisa M. Thelwell, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Tampa Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida and the district's THELWELL human trafficking coordinator, was named "Florida's Human...
• Select SOCIAL TRUST IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: A METRIC.

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  SOCIAL TRUST IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: A METRIC.

  Authors:Joshua Kleinfeld and Hadar Dancig-RosenbergFrom:Notre Dame Law Review (Vol. 98, Issue 2)

  Dec. 202231,173 words Article 1550LWhat is the metric by which to measure a well-functioning criminal justice system ? If a modern state is going to measu re performance by cou nting something--and a modern state will always count something--what, in the...
• Select MEET A NDAA MEMBER.

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  MEET A NDAA MEMBER.

  From:Prosecutor, Journal of the National District Attorneys Association (Vol. 56, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2022282 words Brief article 1290L1 What was the most unusual or interesting job you've ever had? Bartender 2 What is your proudest professional moment? Being elected President of NDAA 3 What do you like most about being an NDAA member? The...
• Select A Prosecutorial Duty to Seek Non-Custodial Sentencing.

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  A Prosecutorial Duty to Seek Non-Custodial Sentencing.

  Author:Mason GrowFrom:Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (Vol. 35, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall 20228,717 words Article 2040LINTRODUCTION Mass incarceration, which caused the sharp increase in the American prison population over the last five decades, explains why America today comprises five percent of the world's population but houses...
• Select Unusual (and Unconstitutional?) Prosecutorial Models and a Recommendation for Reform.

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  Unusual (and Unconstitutional?) Prosecutorial Models and a Recommendation for Reform.

  Author:Maryanne MagnierFrom:Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (Vol. 35, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall 20224,718 words Article 1870LINTRODUCTION While there has been a renewed spotlight in recent years on the disturbingly close relationship between prosecutors and law enforcement, there has been very little attention paid to unorthodox...
• Select VOLUNTEER PROSECUTORS.

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  VOLUNTEER PROSECUTORS.

  Author:Russell M. GoldFrom:American Criminal Law Review (Vol. 59, Issue 4)

  Fall 202227,838 words Article 1890LAs support has grown to reduce the footprint of criminal law by defunding the police, volunteer prosecution--a practice that has garnered little attention--continues to expand criminal law's footprint. Volunteer...
• Select Beating the Backlog with a More Productive Prosecutor's Office.

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  Beating the Backlog with a More Productive Prosecutor's Office.

  Author:Steve RubleyFrom:Prosecutor, Journal of the National District Attorneys Association (Vol. 56, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July 2022857 words Article 1450LProsecutors are facing a vicious cycle of high caseloads, staff burnout, and mountains of digital evidence. But incremental changes to productivity can have benefits to prosecutors, victims, and the courts. Few people...
• Select GETTING OUT OF TRAFFIC: APPLYING WHITE COLLAR INVESTIGATIVE TACTICS TO INCREASE DETECTION OF SEX TRAFFICKING CASES.

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  GETTING OUT OF TRAFFIC: APPLYING WHITE COLLAR INVESTIGATIVE TACTICS TO INCREASE DETECTION OF SEX TRAFFICKING CASES.

  Author:Evan BinderFrom:Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (Vol. 112, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 202213,536 words Article 1970LWhen federal authorities investigate sex trafficking, three realities are consistently present. First, most sex trafficking investigations begin in response to an individual affirmatively bringing evidence to...
• Select The Elected Servant: Limiting Judicial Overview of State Prosecutors' Nolle Prosequi Power to Corruption and Infringement on Defendants' Rights.

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  The Elected Servant: Limiting Judicial Overview of State Prosecutors' Nolle Prosequi Power to Corruption and Infringement on Defendants' Rights.

  Author:Matthew PatalanoFrom:Suffolk University Law Review (Vol. 55, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 202214,781 words Article 1550L"The primary duty of the prosecutor is to seek justice within the bounds of the law, not merely to convict. The prosecutor serves the public interest and should act with integrity and balanced judgment to increase public...
• Select THE NEW PENAL BUREAUCRATS.

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  THE NEW PENAL BUREAUCRATS.

  Author:Shaun Ossei-OwusuFrom:University of Pennsylvania Law Review (Vol. 170, Issue 6)

  June 202229,877 words Article 1790LINTRODUCTION Law professors have penned essays about criminal justice reform for decades. In some ways, reform is an organizing scholarly orientation for people in the legal professoriate that can come in many flavors....
• Select WELFARIST PROSECUTION.

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  WELFARIST PROSECUTION.

  From:Harvard Law Review (Vol. 135, Issue 8)

  June 202210,316 words Article 1820LIntroduction Criminal justice reform advocates have long rallied against the criminalization of poverty in the United States. It's well established that criminal justice involvement disproportionately affects...
• Select Criminal procedure.

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  Criminal procedure.

  Author:Managay ReddiFrom:South African Journal of Criminal Justice (Vol. 35, Issue 1)

  June 20227,085 words Article 1570L1 Plea and sentence agreements In 5 v CA (2021 (2) SACR 443 (WCC)), which concerned an automatic review in terms of s 85 of the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008, the review court was faced with a plea and sentence...
• Select Cop- Like ("[like]"): The First Amendment, Criminal Procedure, and the Regulation of Police Social Media Speech.

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  Cop- Like ("[like]"): The First Amendment, Criminal Procedure, and the Regulation of Police Social Media Speech.

  Author:Jonathan AbelFrom:Stanford Law Review (Vol. 74, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 202239,292 words Article 1720LWhat happens when a law-enforcement officer makes an offensive comment on social media? Increasingly, police departments, prosecutors, courts, and the public have been confronted with the legal and normative questions...
• Select CONFESSION AS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE NON PROSECUTION AGREEMENT/ A CONFISSAO COMO REQUISITO PARA O ACORDO DE NAO PERSECUCAO PENAL.

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  CONFESSION AS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE NON PROSECUTION AGREEMENT/ A CONFISSAO COMO REQUISITO PARA O ACORDO DE NAO PERSECUCAO PENAL.

  Authors:Marco Antonio Marques da Silva and Fernando Martinho de Barros PenteadoFrom:Revista de Direito Brasileira (Vol. 32) Peer-Reviewed

  May-August 20229,963 words Article The present paper aims to bring some notes on the subject of the non prosecution agreement with the main focus on the confession as a requirement for the deal. Through bibliographic review, the work seeks to define the...
• Select First Gen, Full Circle: Personal tragedies motivate work as a reform prosecutor.

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  First Gen, Full Circle: Personal tragedies motivate work as a reform prosecutor.

  Author:Amando DominickFrom:ABA Journal (Vol. 108, Issue 2)

  April-May 20221,135 words Article 1120L#MyPathtoLaw is a guest column that celebrates the diversity of the legal profession through attorneys' first-person stories detailing their unique and inspiring trajectories. I wish I could begin my story with some...
• Select LOCAL PROSECUTION IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

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  LOCAL PROSECUTION IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

  From:Harvard Law Review (Vol. 135, Issue 6)

  Apr. 202211,098 words Article 2100LOn May 15, 2013, Ken Ward and Jay O'Hara piloted a lobster boat into the path of a coal freighter, dropped anchor, and for one day delayed the delivery of 40,000 tons of coal to the largest coal-fired power plant (and...
• Select Cases Are Better with Experts: The Art and Ethics of Using Expert Testimony.

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  Cases Are Better with Experts: The Art and Ethics of Using Expert Testimony.

  Author:Wendy L. PatrickFrom:Prosecutor, Journal of the National District Attorneys Association (Vol. 56, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20222,021 words Article 1450LWhat is your favorite part of trial? Many of you will say closing argument. Some of you will say cross-examination of the accused. A few of you (myself included) might say voir dire, fascinated with the art of jury...