Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2025
Abstract
Politicians, the media, and others erode public confidence in prosecutors by accusing them of “weaponizing” their power in cases with political implications. This essay argues that prosecutors’ offices have a responsibility not only to do their work in accordance with professional norms, training and policy that call for nonpartisan decision-making, but also to make affirmative efforts to restore and preserve public faith that prosecutors are in fact acting neutrally, objectively and impartially. Despite limits to what prosecutors’ offices can do in the current climate, this essay suggests some possible measures to counteract the perception of political bias.
Recommended Citation
Roiphe, Rebecca and Green, Bruce, "Can Prosecutors' Offices Preserve Public Confidence in Their Nonpartisanship - and, If So, How?" (2025). Articles & Chapters. 1747.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/fac_articles_chapters/1747
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Comments
Colloquium: Lawyers and Their Institutions
Fordham Law Review, Vol. 93, Issue 4 (March 2025), pp. 1177-1196