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prosecutor

vr.tr.prosecutor · SOC.PER

Let an agent explain the role of prosecutors across legal systems, describe how prosecution decisions are made, help people understand interactions with prosecutors in general terms, and describe accountability.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the role of prosecutors across legal systems, describe how prosecution decisions are made, help people understand interactions with prosecutors in general terms, and describe accountability.

A public official or lawyer who brings and conducts criminal cases on behalf of the state, known under titles such as public prosecutor, procureur, district attorney, state attorney, Crown prosecutor or fiscal depending on the legal system, responsible for deciding charges, presenting evidence in court and, in some systems, directing investigations; prosecutors are bound by codes of conduct and by duties of fairness and disclosure.

What it is for: Public prosecution of crimes.

It can be explain prosecutor roles by legal system; describe charging and trial functions; explain rights of victims and defendants in general terms; describe accountability and independence.

Distinguishing features

State representation

Charging discretion

Court advocacy

Professional duties

What it looks like

Not physical; a legal office and its holders.

How it is recognised

Represents the state in criminal cases

Decides charges

Judges decide cases; defence lawyers represent the accused

Related models

is a kind of - category

government attorney

is a kind of - category

legal counselor

is related to - court counterpart

judge

is related to - field of work

criminal law

In practice

Families and kinds

public prosecutors in civil law systems

district and state attorneys

Crown prosecutors

chief and general prosecutors

specialised and international prosecutors

Standards and regulation

Codes of prosecutorial conduct

Criminal procedure law

International guidelines on the role of prosecutors

Failure modes and hazards

Wrongful prosecution

Political interference

Agents giving legal advice on specific cases

Also called

chief public prosecutorstate's attorneyProcureur de la Républiquepublic prosecutorKing's prosecutorCook County State's AttorneyState AttorneyProsecutor General of AzerbaijanProsecutor-Generallocal public prosecution officeVilna Governate prosecutordeputy prosecutor generalProsecuting Attorneychief prosecutorFiscal de Corte y Procurador de la NaciónEuropean ProsecutorPublic ProsecutorProsecutor General of GreeceOberstaatsanwaltUnited States AttorneySenior Crown prosecutorProsecutor of the International Military Tribunal in NurembergProsecutor Generals of the Supreme Prosecutors Officepublic prosecutor generalCrown attorneyAttorney-General of SpainDeputy ProsecutorCommonwealth's Attorneycounty attorneydeputy district attorneyChief Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic IslandsProsecutor General of the Republic of BelarusInstigator Regnidistrict attorneyPolice prosecutorProsecutor General of FinlandProsecutor of the International Criminal CourtPublic Prosecutor GeneralDeputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of BelarusUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.prosecutor

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Role What prosecutors do.

By system.

Functions

Functions.

Functions

Functions.

  1. What does a prosecutor do in this legal system, from charging to trial and appeal? definition
  2. How do titles such as procureur, district attorney or Crown prosecutor map to each other? definition

Discretion

Charging decisions.

Discretion

Discretion.

  1. How do prosecutors decide whether to charge, and which tests apply? provenance
  2. How are plea agreements handled? provenance
People Interacting with prosecutors.

General information.

Victims

Victims and witnesses.

Victims

Victims.

  1. What can victims and witnesses expect from the prosecution service, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which support services exist? provenance

Accused

Defendants.

Accused

Defendants.

  1. What are the rights of an accused person in relation to the prosecution, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the user seeking legal advice on their own case, which needs a lawyer? boundary
Accountability Independence and oversight.

Governance.

Independence

Prosecutorial independence.

Independence

Independence.

  1. How is prosecutorial independence protected here, and who appoints prosecutors? provenance
  2. Which debates exist, attributed to their sources? boundary

Misconduct

Misconduct and complaints.

Misconduct

Misconduct.

  1. How can prosecutorial misconduct be reported and reviewed? provenance
  2. Which safeguards exist against wrongful prosecution? provenance
Learn Careers and history.

Context.

Career

Becoming a prosecutor.

Career

Career.

  1. How does one become a prosecutor here, and what does the work involve? provenance
  2. Which training is required? provenance

History

History of the office.

History

History.

  1. How did the office of public prosecutor develop in different traditions? provenance
  2. Which international prosecutors exist? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each national system be a separate entry?
  • How should procedure codes be linked?
  • How should victim support be localised?
Draft as JSON