Violated trust: Conceptualizing prosecutorial misconduct

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 250-271

  Schoenfeld, Heather ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal procedure; Prosecution; Theory; White collar crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344491835     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986205278722     Document Type: Review

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