Add to ORKGNearly twenty years ago, I wrote an essay on the ethics of prosecution in a time of mass incarceration called “Can You Be a Good Person and a Good Prosecutor?”1 I am both pleased and perplexed that the essay, which caused some controversy at the time, continues to strike a chord—at least with the organizers of this online conversation. I appreciate the invitation to weigh in on whether you can be a good person and a good prosecutor in 2018
The prosecutor acts as a minister of justice with sweeping discretion to charge an individual with a...
In this article the author explores what it means for a prosecutor to “do justice” in a plea bargain...
This essay examines the ethical regulation of prosecutors over the past three decades. The topic is ...
Nearly twenty years ago, I wrote an essay on the ethics of prosecution in a time of mass incarcerati...
In 2001, Abbe Smith asked provocatively whether you can simultaneously be a good person and a good p...
In a 2001 essay, Professor Abbe Smith asked the question whether a good person—i.e., a person who is...
Most people who become prosecutors are honest and ethical public servants who take that job for vari...
Somehow, it is understood that prosecutors have the high ground. Most people simply assume that pros...
When Professor Abbe Smith asked “Can You Be a Good Person and a Good Prosecutor” in 2001 (and answer...
In 2001 Professor Abbe Smith asked if a person could be both a good prosecutor and a good person. H...
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In a law review article written seventeen years ago, Professor Abbe Smith asked the question, “Can Y...
A critical issue facing the criminal justice system today is how best to promote ethical behavior by...
In more than thirty years of criminal law practice--from public defender in Philadelphia to professo...
I am truly honored to be asked to speak at this event, particularly an event held in honor of Norm M...
The prosecutor acts as a minister of justice with sweeping discretion to charge an individual with a...
In this article the author explores what it means for a prosecutor to “do justice” in a plea bargain...
This essay examines the ethical regulation of prosecutors over the past three decades. The topic is ...
Nearly twenty years ago, I wrote an essay on the ethics of prosecution in a time of mass incarcerati...
In 2001, Abbe Smith asked provocatively whether you can simultaneously be a good person and a good p...
In a 2001 essay, Professor Abbe Smith asked the question whether a good person—i.e., a person who is...
Most people who become prosecutors are honest and ethical public servants who take that job for vari...
Somehow, it is understood that prosecutors have the high ground. Most people simply assume that pros...
When Professor Abbe Smith asked “Can You Be a Good Person and a Good Prosecutor” in 2001 (and answer...
In 2001 Professor Abbe Smith asked if a person could be both a good prosecutor and a good person. H...
In an article published over fifteen years ago, Georgetown Law Professor Abbe Smith argued that one ...
In a law review article written seventeen years ago, Professor Abbe Smith asked the question, “Can Y...
A critical issue facing the criminal justice system today is how best to promote ethical behavior by...
In more than thirty years of criminal law practice--from public defender in Philadelphia to professo...
I am truly honored to be asked to speak at this event, particularly an event held in honor of Norm M...
The prosecutor acts as a minister of justice with sweeping discretion to charge an individual with a...
In this article the author explores what it means for a prosecutor to “do justice” in a plea bargain...
This essay examines the ethical regulation of prosecutors over the past three decades. The topic is ...