Constitutional Inquisitors: The Origins and Practice of Early Federal Prosecutors Ingram Scott
Constitutional Inquisitors: The Origins and Practice of Early Federal Prosecutors Ingram Scott The evolution of the federal prosecutor's role from a pragmatic necessity to a significant political…
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Constitutional Inquisitors: The Origins and Practice of Early Federal Prosecutors Ingram Scott
The evolution of the federal prosecutor's role from a pragmatic necessity to a significant political figure.In the United States, federal prosecutors enjoy a degree of power unmatched elsewhere in the world. And yet, no statute grants them these powers; their role is not mentioned in the Constitution. They are free to investigate and prosecute--or decline to prosecute--criminal cases without significant oversight.
In Constitutional Inquisitors, Scott Ingram answers these questions by tracing the origins and development of federal criminal law enforcement.In the first book to examine the development of the federal law enforcement apparatus in the earliest part of the early republic, Ingram explains how federal prosecutors' roles began as an afterthought but quickly How did they obtain this power, and are they truly independent from the political process?