Public Prosecutors and Discretion: A Comparative Study

by Julia Fionda

The role of the public prosecutor in sentencing has become the subject of intense debate in recent years. In this original study the author assesses the influence of the public prosecutor in Scotland, the Netherlands, England and Wales and Germany over the process of sentencing offenders in the criminal justice system. This study offers a detailed analysis of prosecutorial power to issue sanctions, such as fines, warnings and referrals to rehabilitation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198259158
• ISBN13: 9780198259152
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"