Description: This behind-the-scenes view of one year in a District Attorney's office provides an account of the complex struggles within the American criminal justice system. Delsohn discusses how it works, how it sometimes does not work, and some of...
Synopsis This behind-the-scenes view of one year in a District Attorney's office provides an account of the complex struggles within the American criminal justice system. Delsohn discusses how it works, how it sometimes does not work, and some of the people caught up in it.
Details
Publication Date:
2003-08-01
Edition Description:
Abridged
Size
Height:
5.8 in
Width:
5.0 in
Thickness:
1.0 in
Weight:
6.7 oz
Publisher's Note The Prosecutors lifts the lid off today's legal system with details that are more shocking and graphic than any television show or bestselling novel. Allowing unprecedented access inside an urban prosecutor's offce, Gary Delsohn provides a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at how America's increasingly overburdened judicial system really functions. the Prosecutors chronicles the real-life dramas that are waged daily in our courtrooms.
Industry Reviews "Engrossing portrait of an often baffling legal subculture that might make any career offender consider a new livelihood." Kirkus Reviews (05/15/2003)