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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > prosecution (legal) > prosecutorial discretion
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > prosecution (legal) > prosecutorial discretion
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > trials > trial processes > prosecution (legal) > prosecutorial discretion
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > prosecution (legal) > prosecutorial discretion
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > prosecution (legal) > prosecutorial discretion

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prosecutorial discretion  

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  • Prosecutorial discretion is the authority of a prosecutor, or the prosecutor's or other office charged with enforcing a law, to decide whether and how to enforce the law. The outer boundary of such discretion is set by legal limitations on the prosecutor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Prosecutorial Discretion]

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