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The Cure For Young Prosecutors' Syndrome, Ronald F. Wright, Kay L. Levine
The Cure For Young Prosecutors' Syndrome, Ronald F. Wright, Kay L. Levine
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Although legal scholars treat prosecutors like interchangeable parts, we argue—based on interviews and surveys of over 200 state prosecutors in eight offices—that scholars should be alert to the differences among them, because new prosecutors experience their professional role differently than their veteran colleagues do. This divergence happens because, as new prosecutors gain experience, their professional identities shift—they become more balanced over time. This Article explores the prosecutor’s professional transformation and the possible catalysts for that change.
When experienced prosecutors describe their career trajectories, they regret the highly adversarial posture they adopted earlier in their careers. While the constant quest for …
Prosecution In 3-D, Kay L. Levine, Ronald F. Wright
Prosecution In 3-D, Kay L. Levine, Ronald F. Wright
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Despite the multidimensional nature of the prosecutor’s work, legal scholars tend to offer a comparatively flat portrait of the profession, providing insight into two dimensions that shape the prosecutor’s performance. Accounts in the first dimension look outward toward external institutions that bear on prosecutors’ case-handling decisions, such as judicial review or the legislative codes that define crimes and punishments. Sketches in the second dimension encourage us to look inward, toward the prosecutor’s individual conscience.
In this Article we add depth to the existing portrait of prosecution by exploring a third dimension: the office structure and the professional identity it helps …