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Prosecutorial Accountability

Prosecutorial Accountability is a governance construct within criminal justice systems that refers to the mechanisms, standards, and oversight practices ensuring that prosecutors fulfill their legal and ethical duties in charging decisions and perpetrator accountability with transparency, consistency, and adherence to the rule of law.

148

Publications

5.4K

Citations

203

Authors

115

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

26

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Publications

148

Gateway to Justice: Police and Prosecutorial Response to Sexual Assaults against Women

Wayne A. Kerstetter · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) · 1990 · 275 citations

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Prosecutorial Discretion v. Judicial Activism at the International Criminal Court

W. A. Schabas · Journal of International Criminal Justice · 2008 · 169 citations

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The Japanese Way of Justice: Prosecuting Crime in Japan

Elmer H. Johnson, David T. Johnson · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2002 · 167 citations

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Race and Prosecutorial Discretion in Homicide Cases

Michael L. Radelet, Glenn L. Pierce · Law & Society Review · 1985 · 150 citations

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Citizen Oversight and the Electoral Incentives of Criminal Prosecutors

Sanford C. Gordon, Gregory A. Huber · American Journal of Political Science · 2002 · 141 citations

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Authors

203

  1. RF
    Ronald F. Wright

    Wake Forest University, United States

    5 publications · 135 citations

    5

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  2. ML
    Marc L. Miller

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 45 citations

    3

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  3. AJ
    Angela J. Davis

    Washington College, United States

    3 publications · 86 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JE
    Joan E. Jacoby

    Georgetown University, United States

    3 publications · 148 citations

    3

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  5. SB
    Stephanos Bibas

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    2 publications · 80 citations

    2

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Institutions

115

  1. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    98 citations

  2. American University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    112 citations

  3. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    83 citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    78 citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

  6. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    183 citations

  7. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    62 citations

  8. Northeastern University

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 12 publications · 274 citations

    12

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  2. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 12 publications · 285 citations

    12

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  3. Journal of International Criminal Justice

    JICJ · 10 publications · 419 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. Leiden Journal of International Law

    5 publications · 170 citations

    5

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  5. The British Journal of Criminology

    4 publications · 155 citations

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