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Understanding Prosecutorial Decisions: Court Community Dynamics, Progressive Reforms, and Organizational Structures
Thu, Nov 13, 2:00 to 3:20pm, Marquis Salon 2 - M2Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel
Abstract/Description
This panel delves into the complexities of prosecution from various vantage points. Drawing on a wide range of methodologies including ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, surveys, and mixed methods research, the presenters explore the interplay of judicial and prosecutorial discretion, the impact of progressive prosecutor reforms on court community dynamics and plea-bargaining practices, prosecutors’ views of case processing procedures, and the bureaucratic organization of prosecutors’ offices. Together, these presentations highlight the multitude of relational, political, and organizational factors that shape prosecutorial decision-making.
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Individual Presentations
The interaction of prosecutorial and judicial discretion - Chiara Clio Packard, University of Utah
A Court Communities' Perspective on Progressive Prosecution - Rachel Bowman, Indiana University Bloomington; Belen Lowrey-Kinberg, University of California, Irvine; Jon Gould, University of California, Irvine
Information-sharing in plea bargaining under progressive prosecution - Daniela Oramas Mora, George Mason University; Rachel Bowman, Indiana University Bloomington; Belen Lowrey-Kinberg, University of California, Irvine
A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Early Case Processing Decisions and Prosecutorial Attitudes Toward Screening Procedures - Maria Arndt, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Bureaucratic Organization of Prosecutor's Offices: Non-governmental Organization Ties and Office Structure - Lesley Erin Schneider, North Carolina State University