Prosecutorial discretion not to invoke the criminal process and its impact on firearm cases

Francesca A. Amaral, Charles E. Loeffler and Greg Ridgeway

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2024, vol. 95, issue C

Abstract: Using detailed case-level data on firearm arrests in Philadelphia, both before and after the formal adoption of progressive prosecution policies, this paper examines the multiple organizational channels through which progressive prosecution has been theorized to impact firearm prosecutions. These include direct policy impacts, indirect policy spillovers, returns from resource reallocation, and personnel changes.

Keywords: Progressive prosecution; Gun violence; Philadelphia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102313

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