Sentences with phrase «prosecution of crime generally»
«Prosecution of crime generally is not just an end of itself,» Mr. Bharara told a packed ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria «The point is not just to punish a politician that has broken the law but to help spur the improvement of a political system that has broken down.»
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In many states, a victim will have to press charges on misdemeanor crimes, but not on felonies, in most states different classes of crime are handled differently with regards to charging rules (automatic charging in domestic violence cases, even with a victim that's hostile to police or prosecution action, for example), and in every state, law enforcement resources are limited, so a crime with an uncooperative victim generally loses priority for enforcement.