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State Attorney General Generic Casebook
Detailed Roadmap to Core Readings
Although all AGs are involved in criminal justice initiatives, the reading looks at the unique case of the DE AG, who has authority over all state prosecutions and thus can, and did, effectuate statewide change by herself. You should evaluate the reforms and the implications of those reforms.
The readings then consider the issue of police misconduct and what AGs can or should do about it. To set the stage, read the Wash. Post article on the cost of police misconduct through civil rights suits against police departments. Then, consider the various AG approaches taken or recommended to deal with police misconduct and police shootings and consider what works, and what doesn't work.
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