Monetizing Prosecutorial Discretion

• In Event: Rallies, Turnout, and Donors

Brief Overview

Drawing from data on 3,123 local prosecutor candidates and recent election cycles across 2,205 districts between 2012-2019, this study develops an accounting of factors that plausibly inform local prosecutor candidates’ campaign fundraising success.

Authors

• Michael Heise, Cornell University

• Dawn M. Chutkow, Cornell University