NCJ Number
40112
Editor(s)
P F HEALY,
J P MANAK
Date Published
1977
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS ARTICLES COMPILED BY THE NDAA (NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION) TO DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH THE PROBLEM OF PROSECUTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WHICH PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS MUST FACE.
Abstract
EVERY ASPECT OF THE PROSECUTOR'S INVOLVEMENT IN PRETRIAL, TRIAL, AND POST-TRIAL PROCEEDINGS IS COVERED, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MOTION PRACTICE AND TRIAL PREPARATION. THE ARTICLES ARE DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS. THESE INCLUDE THE PROSECUTOR'S ROLE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION; PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS AND MOTION PRACTICE; SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF SELECTED SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES AT TRIAL; AND TRIAL PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE PRESENTATION, AND DEALING WITH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. OTHER SECTIONS CONTAIN ARTICLES ADDRESSING THE SUBJECTS OF APPEALS AND POST CONVICTION REMEDIES AS WELL AS SELECTED SPECIAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING PROSECUTORIAL AND POLICE CIVIL LIABILITY; PROSECUTING IN JUVENILE COURTS; THE MAJOR OFFENSE BUREAU; THE PROSECUTION OFFICE MANAGER; AND PUBLIC TORT ACTIONS WHICH SERVE AS AN ECONOMIC DETERRENT TO ORGANIZED CRIME. THE SECOND EDITION OF THE DESKBOOK IS INTENDED TO GUIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTITIONERS, IN BOTH LARGE AND SMALL OFFICES, THROUGH THE CRITICAL ASPECTS OF PRETRIAL, TRIAL, AND POST-TRIAL PROCEEDINGS. IT ALSO DEALS WITH SPECIAL PROBLEMS, BEYOND TRIAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, WITH WHICH THE PROSECUTOR MUST BE CONCERNED. THROUGH THIS ATTEMPT TO PRESENT AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AND TO GIVE THE WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION TO SOLUTIONS ARRIVED AT BY EXPERIENCED PROSECUTORS TO THE PROBLEMS WHICH ARISE MOST FREQUENTLY WITHIN THE PROFESSION, THE NDAA HOPES TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY PROSECUTORS TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS...EB