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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"prosecutor"”.
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The Administration of Justice and The Role of The Prosecutor: Prairie City
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Prosecutor Misconduct and Good Faith Error: A Reanalysis of Two Studies in California and Texas
… available studies to support the conclusion that prosecutors often commit misconduct but are rarely disciplined, although the validity of these studies has rarely been questioned. It is imperative to examine the reliability and validity of these studies, and how far their conclusions can be …
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The investigation of scandal from Watergate to Monicagate: the special prosecutor in late twentieth century American politics
… is to assess critically the role of the Special Prosecutor in recent US politics and to assess the rise and relative decline of the reputation of the office in the period from the Watergate scandal of the mid 1970s to the Lewinsky scandal of the late 1990s. The project will evaluate the role of …
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The exercise of prosecutorial discretion during preliminary examinations at the International Criminal Court
This study explores the exercise of prosecutorial discretion during preliminary examinations at the International Criminal Court. The key questions it investigates are whether there is a secure legal and theoretical basis upon which such discretion can and should be exercised and whether the …
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An examination of criminal defendants' verbal behavior under two types of courtroom interrogation procedures
… examination and under cross examination by the prosecutor. Specifically, to investigate the behavior of the defendant indicative of the ability to cope with natural occurring stress factors. The subjects were 72 male criminal defendants brought to trial under criminal indictments for felonies. …
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Prosecution in Zambia: Why the failures?
… it discusses the important role played by the Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice System and the various problems the Zambian Prosecutor faces. These problems have contributed to delays in dispensation of justice thereby eroding Public confidence in the system.A holistic approach is desirable in …
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Cooperation and Non-Cooperation in Indonesian Criminal Case Processing: Ego Sektoral in Action
… and uncooperative behavior among actors (police, prosecutor, judges, and defense lawyers) is a crucial aspect of research. This dissertation asks one fundamental question: What factors impede and induce cooperation among actors in Indonesian criminal case processing? In answering these questions, …
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Key Operational Challenges to Ensuring the Long term Success of the International Criminal Court
… It is necessary for the Office of the Prosecutor to understand the burden of proof requirements at the confirmation of charges stage, which in turn requires the Pre-Trial Chambers to be consistent in their decisions. The OTP appear to have accepted the direction from the Pre-Trial …
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Ikiteisminio tyrimo pradėjimo probleminiai aspektai baudžiamajame procese /
… his legal representative; at the request of the prosecutor; after the prosecutor or pre-trial investigation officer has identified the signs of a criminal act. Thanks to the practice, legal acts, and scientific works of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, the problematic aspects arising both with the …
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Nusikalstamą veiką imituojančių veiksmų atlikimas įrodinėjimo procese /
… actions that are authorized by court or general prosecutor or deputy general prosecutor and have the purpose to solve the crime. The purpose of this master’s degree study is to reveal a legal framework of executing of criminal act simulating actions and possibilities to use results gained during …
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L'utilizzabilità degli atti nella fase investigativa. La prova per le indagini preliminari
… trial. Investigations are conducted by Public Prosecutor: he conducts the investigation phase in order to deem whether to file a formal charge against the defendant or to dismiss the case and the investigative evidence collected should serve only for this purpose. According to so called …
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Decision-making in the Crown Prosecution Service: How do prosecutors make case decisions?
… in the Crown Prosecution Service: How do prosecutors make case decisions? This thesis aims to develop our understanding of how Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors in England and Wales make case decisions. My main argument is that the official account of how prosecutors make decisions as …
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Cops in Court: Assessing the Criminal Prosecutions of Police in Six Major Scandals in the New York City Police Department from 1894 to 1994
… who served as district attorneys or in other prosecutorial positions. Prosecutors charged over four hundred police officers in cases related to the scandals. Research disclosed that the number of prosecutions and the outcomes of the cases varied greatly across the six scandals. The conduct …
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Exploring the differences and similarities in sexual violence as forms of genocide and crimes against humanity
… for prosecuting offenders.The case of The Prosecutor v Jean-Paul Akayesu was the first of its kind to give jurisprudential recognition and interpretation to sexual violence as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide respectively. This case was important for the following reasons:1. …
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The Effect of Prior Consensual Sex between the Victim and the Offender on the Prosecutor's Decision to File Charges in Sexual Assault Cases.
… legal and extra-legal factors are used by the prosecutor in a sexual assault case when making the decision to file charges in the case. However, no study on sexual assault prosecutorial discretion, at this time, has examined the effect of prior consensual sex between the victim and the offender …
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Decision Making and Reform Within the United States Criminal Justice System
… in the criminal justice system: 911 call-takes, prosecutors, and law enforcement. As most citizen-officer interactions arise from 911 calls for service, the first chapter of this dissertation is a study on the “priming” effect 911-call-takers have on officer decision to arrest and use force on …
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Six Days of Twenty-Four Hours: the Scopes Trial, Antievolutionism, and the Last Crusade of William Jennings Bryan
… negative, nationwide publicity it attracted. Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan's crucial role is also redefined, with his denial of a strictly literal interpretation of Genesis during the trial serving as the impetus for the shift toward ultra-conservatism and young-earth Creationism within …
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Why Surrender Sovereignty? Empowering Non-State Actors to Protect the Status Quo
… Criminal Court (ICC), especially its independent prosecutor provision. For all their differences, investor-state arbitration provisions and the ICC share three institutional features that, in combination, pose unprecedented constraints on state sovereignty: they are judicial, they entail …
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Posílení zásady oportunity v českém přípravném řízení
… It also examines the institution of the public prosecutor's office and the role of the public prosecutor as the central figure in pre-trial proceedings. The end of this part highlights the problematic consequences...
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To flatter the jury: ingratiation effects during closing arguments
… of closing arguments from actors portraying the prosecutor and defense attorneys. The defense attorney's closing argument contained either no, low, moderate or high levels of ingratiation. Results revealed that ingratiation had a significant effect on juror ratings of attorney attractiveness, …
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