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Career Motivations Of State Prosecutors, Ronald F. Wright, Kay L. Levine
Career Motivations Of State Prosecutors, Ronald F. Wright, Kay L. Levine
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Because state prosecutors in the United States typically work in local offices, reformers often surmise that greater coordination within and among those offices will promote sound prosecution practices across the board. Real transformation, however, requires commitment not only from elected chief prosecutors but also from line prosecutors—the attorneys who handle the daily caseloads of the office. When these individuals’ amenability to reform goals and sense of professional identity is at odds with the leadership, the success and sustainability of reforms may be at risk.
To better understand this group of criminal justice professionals and their power to influence system reforms, …