The decision to prosecute and the selection of charges
- Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Main Title: Handbook on Effective Prosecution Responses to Violence against Women and Girls , pp 75-89
- Publication Date: February 2015
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/0b3f4f9a-en
- Language: English
In many States prosecutors control the doors to the courthouse, deciding who will be charged and what charges will be filed. However, this is not the situation in all jurisdictions. In some States and for some crimes, it is the police who make the charge. However, it is generally the prosecutors’ responsibility to approve the charge or decide whether the criminal case should be forwarded or not to the courts.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210572354
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/1816801a-en
Related Subject(s):
Drugs Crime and Terrorism
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