Pretrial diversion programs provide an alternative to prosecution by diverting certain offenders, particularly youthful offenders, from traditional criminal justice processing into a program of supervision and services. First-time, nonviolent offenders who have the education and skills to contribute by earning a living, paying taxes, restitution, and supporting their families, should be considered for pretrial diversion,

As stated previously, US citizens do not have a constitutional right not to be framed so consequently, prosecutors have the power to covertly threaten, pressure, cajole, intimidate or bribe a target with a recommendation of “no time in prison” if the target will be a witness  for the government. Arrests and convictions are sometimes made

While Congressional action is needed to curtail immunity of police and prosecutors, a first step to holding police accountable could be allowing a lawyer representing the family of the victim to be present in the grand jury-as a check on truth. Evidence: Ensure all interviews of witnesses and targets are recorded and those recordings, along

Prosecutorial abuses of power have reached an all-time high in the United States and must be curbed. Once designed to shield prosecutors from frivolous lawsuits, prosecutorial immunity now grants prosecutors unchecked power to secure convictions. Following the 1976 Supreme Court ruling in Imbler v. Pachtman Case, prosecutors found that they could seek indictments with the