TY - BOOK ID - 49529389 TI - The prosecutor in transnational perspective AU - Luna, Erik. AU - Wade, Marianne. PY - 2012 SN - 0190260033 0199939608 9780199939602 1299940447 9781299940444 9780190260033 9780199844807 0199844801 PB - New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Public prosecutors. KW - Criminal investigation. KW - Crime detection KW - Crime investigation KW - Criminal investigations KW - Detection of crime KW - Investigations KW - Law enforcement KW - Crime scenes KW - Detectives KW - Forensic sciences KW - Suspects (Criminal investigation) KW - DAs (District attorneys) KW - District attorneys KW - Prosecuting attorneys KW - Prosecutors, Public KW - Public prosecutors KW - Government attorneys KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Informers UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:49529389 AB - The American prosecutor plays a powerful role in the judicial system, wielding the authority to accept or decline a case, choose which crimes to allege, and decide the number of counts to charge. These choices, among others, are often made with little supervision or institutional oversight. This prosecutorial discretion has prompted scholars to look to the role of prosecutors in Europe for insight on how to reform the American system of justice. In The Prosecutor in Transnational Perspective, Erik Luna and Marianne Wade, through the works of their contributors coupled with their own analysis, ER -