No Higher Calling, No Greater Responsibility: A Prosecutor Makes His Case

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"A balanced critique of the justice system."—Steven Carter, former Indiana attorney general

Demystifying the powerful role of public prosecutors in the United States, John Suthers draws on more than thirty years’ experience as a prosecutor in his exploration of this public office, even tackling some controversial calls for reform.

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Overview

"A balanced critique of the justice system."—Steven Carter, former Indiana attorney general

Demystifying the powerful role of public prosecutors in the United States, John Suthers draws on more than thirty years’ experience as a prosecutor in his exploration of this public office, even tackling some controversial calls for reform.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781555915049
  • Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
  • Publication date: 10/23/2012
  • Pages: 182
  • Sales rank: 1,099,015
  • Product dimensions: 4.50 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

John W. Suthers has spent his 30-year legal career in the U.S. justice system, serving as an elected district attorney, a presidentially appointed U.S. attorney, and as Colorado's attorney general. He also ran Colorado's correctional system from 1999 until 2001.

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Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     vii
Foreword     xi
Introduction     1
Becoming a Prosecutor     5
Criminal Trials: The Prosecutor as Protagonist     15
The Criminal Law: The Ten Commandments versus the Seven Deadly Sins     27
Greed     29
Pride     30
Lust     33
Anger     36
Envy     39
Gluttony and Sloth     39
Punishment: "A Pound of Flesh" versus "The Quality of Mercy"     43
Retribution     44
Restitution     45
Rehabilitation     48
Isolation     52
Deterrence     53
Minimum Mandatory Sentencing     54
The Death Penalty     56
The Juvenile Justice System     61
A Higher Duty: Prosecutorial Politics and Ethics     67
Professional Ethics     75
Plea Bargaining     82
Special Prosecutors     89
Victims' Rights and Criminal Justice Interest Groups     91
Policing the Police     95
Forensic Science     99
The Media     102
The Federal Prosecutor     109
Federalization ofCrime     116
The Overcriminalization of U.S. Society     119
The State Attorney General: Law Enforcer or Public Policy Maker?     123
Calls for Reform     137
Jury Reform     139
Reform of Drug Laws     145
Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System     151
No Higher Calling     159
About the Author     165
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