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PIETRO NIVOLA: Among the many important questions that I hope this panel will take up, one is basically how pervasive is the problem of prosecutorial misconduct, the kind of mess that took place, for instance, at Duke, and what is it like for defendants with lesser means than perhaps the families of the Duke Lacrosse players?
How do the problems of prosecutorial abuse differ between the state and federal levels? I think this kind of question is particularly interesting to political scientists. Is it a good thing or a bad thing to elect district attorneys? Does it make them more accountable or perhaps paradoxically less accountable?
Finally, of course, what could or should be done to rein in runaway prosecutors?
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