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Restoring Fairness To Campus Sex Tribunals, Cynthia V. Ward
Restoring Fairness To Campus Sex Tribunals, Cynthia V. Ward
Tennessee Law Review
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Faithful Execution: The Persistent Myth Of Widespread Prosecutorial Misconduct, Timothy C. Harker
Faithful Execution: The Persistent Myth Of Widespread Prosecutorial Misconduct, Timothy C. Harker
Tennessee Law Review
Professors, politicians, activists, journalists, and bloggers alike stand ready to denounce prosecutorial misconduct-the more egregious the misconduct, the more vociferous the denunciation, and rightly so. Ordinarily, such public denunciation would have a salubrious effect. Unfortunately, this remedial process has been hijacked by those who insist that prosecutorial misconduct is widespread and has infected all facets of the criminal justice system, to the detriment of defendants and the consternation of the public. Their vitriol precludes a dispassionate evaluation of the criminal justice system generally and prosecutorial misconduct specifically. This article demonstrates that, contrary to expectations, prosecutorial misconduct occurs with reassuring infrequency. …