| This paper summarizes findings of two studies of community prosecution programs and the implications of those findings for the future of prosecution, It identifies key changes occurring in prosecution strategies, considers the form of community prosecution as an operational strategy and its implementation, addresses the congruence of these programs with community policing programs, and discusses the measurement of effectiveness of community prosecution in dealing with specific problems. It focuses on the effectiveness of these programs as tools for crime prevention, considers the potential downsides of the programs, and offers directions for the future of prosecution generally and community prosecution in particular, with suggestions ,for further research. |
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