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Arbitrary Justice

Angela J. Davis

"Angela J. Davis examines the expanding power of prosecutors, from mandatory minimum sentencing laws that enhance prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases to the increasing politicization of the office. Drawing on her dozen years of experience as a public defender, Davis demonstrates how the everyday, legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion is responsible for tremendous inequalities in criminal justice."--BOOK JACKET.

True Crime & JusticeTrue Crime & Justice · high confidenceTrue Crime & Justice81 signalsLlm Classifier: True Crime & Justice -> True Crime & JusticeOpen Library: Lawyers, united states -> True Crime & JusticeAward Category: PROSE Award for Law and Legal Studies -> True Crime & JusticeCrime, Policing & ViolenceHuman Rights & International LawLaw & Legal Change

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Law and Legal Studies2007WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Prosecutorial discretion—shaped by mandatory minimums and politicization—produces tremendous inequalities in criminal justice by enhancing prosecutors’ control over case outcomes.

    Model confidence 75%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    65 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 70%.