Cardozo Law Review de•novo
Volume
2016
First Page
132
Last Page
137
Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Symposium
Abstract
There has been significant and increasing attention to prosecutorial accountability for misconduct in recent years by courts and disciplinary authorities, in some prosecutors’ offices and by defense organizations, in academia, and of course, in popular media. In great measure, this attention is the result of the remarkable work of the Innocence Project and Innocence networks around the country. It is also the result of awakening to the fault lines in the criminal justice system—such as mass incarceration—and to the disproportionate targeting of black and brown people for arrest and prosecution. Of course, this attention is all exacerbated by the Internet, which makes stories available nearly instantaneously in various social platforms. The attention has sparked a call to examine the conduct of prosecutors, notably in cases of exonerations.
Keywords
Legal Profession, Professional Ethics in Law, Sanctions, Foreign Affairs
Recommended Citation
Ellen Yaroshefsky,
New Models for Prosecutorial Accountability,
2016
Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo
132
(2016).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/43
