Democracy, bureaucracy, and criminal justice reform

LM Ouziel - BCL Rev., 2020 - HeinOnline
American criminal justice systems blend elected or politically appointed leaders with career
civil servants. This organizational hybrid creates challenges at the intersection of democratic …

Corporate governance regulation through nonprosecution

J Arlen, M Kahan - The University of Chicago Law Review, 2017 - JSTOR
Over the last decade, federal corporate criminal enforcement policy has undergone a
significant transformation. Firms that commit crimes are no longer simply required to pay …

The luck of the draw: Using random case assignment to investigate attorney ability

DS Abrams, AH Yoon - U. Chi. l. reV., 2007 - HeinOnline
Does the quality of legal representation matter? Intuitively, we be-lieve the answer to be yes,
and there is certainly anecdotal evidence to support this view. After all, it cannot be mere …

Mandatory minimalism

E Luna, PG Cassell - Cardozo L. Rev., 2010 - HeinOnline
Lengthy mandatory prison sentences in the federal system are under heavy fire. The basic
critique of these" mandatory minimums" is well known and becoming more widely accepted …

Fairness and the willingness to accept plea bargain offers

A Tor, O Gazal‐Ayal, SM Garcia - Journal of Empirical Legal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In contrast with the common assumption in the plea bargaining literature, we show fairness‐
related concerns systematically impact defendants' preferences and judgments. In the …

Do lawyers matter? The effect of legal representation in civil disputes

EST Poppe, JJ Rachlinski - Pepp. L. Rev., 2015 - HeinOnline
With declining law school enrollments, rising rates of pro se litigation, increasing competition
from international lawyers and other professionals, and disparaging assessments from the …

Prosecutors as judges

E Luna, M Wade - Wash. & Lee L. Rev., 2010 - HeinOnline
Prosecutors as Judges Page 1 Prosecutors as Judges Erik Luna* Marianne Wade** Table
of Contents 1. Introduction............................ *******"*,*,*,"**'""'*** 1414 11. Prosecutorial …

The cure for young prosecutors' syndrome

RF Wright, KL Levine - Ariz. L. Rev., 2014 - HeinOnline
THE CURE FOR YOUNG PROSECUTORS' SYNDROME Page 1 THE CURE FOR YOUNG
PROSECUTORS' SYNDROME Ronald F. Wright & Kay L. Levine* Although legal scholars …

The effect of the election of prosecutors on criminal trials

S Bandyopadhyay, BC McCannon - Public Choice, 2014 - Springer
We examine whether elections of public prosecutors influence the mix of cases taken to trial
versus plea bargained. A theoretical model is constructed wherein voters use outcomes of …

Prosecutors and mass incarceration

SB Baughman, MS Wright - S. Cal. L. Rev., 2020 - HeinOnline
PROSECUTORS AND MASS INCARCERATION Page 1 PROSECUTORS AND MASS
INCARCERATION SHIMA BARADARAN BAUGHMAN* & MEGAN S. WRIGHTt It has long been …