Smith on Good Persons and Good Prosecutors

Abbe Smith (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Good Person, Good Prosecutor in 2018 (Fordham Law Review Online, Vol. 87, 2018) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

 

Nearly twenty years ago, I wrote an essay on the ethics of prosecution in a time of mass incarceration called “Can You Be a Good Person and a Good Prosecutor?” I am both pleased and perplexed that the essay, which caused some controversy at the time, continues to strike a chord — at least with the organizers of this online conversation. I appreciate the invitation to weigh in on whether you can be a good person and a good prosecutor in 2018.