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Contingent Rewards For Prosecutors?, Peter A. Joy, Kevin C. Mcmunigal Jan 2011

Contingent Rewards For Prosecutors?, Peter A. Joy, Kevin C. Mcmunigal

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This column explores whether contingent reward plans for prosecutors are ethical. After weighing arguments in favor and against such plans, the column concludes that rewards for prosecutors contingent on trial convictions are unsound.