Prosecuting Collateral Consequences

A recent article in the Georgetown Law Review argues that the consequences of having a criminal record can outstrip any penalty imposed by criminal law, and that fact gives prosecutors additional power – effectively serving as substitutes for a criminal conviction, as a source of leverage, as a way to circumvent the requirements of criminal procedure, as a means of achieving deterrence or retribution, or as a way to promote their own public policy preferences.

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