Article Title

Pursing the Guilty and Protecting the Innocent Through Smart Prosecution

Authors

Amy Weirich, District Attorney General - Memphis, TN

Abstract

Transcript of a presentation given during the 2017 Symposium by General Amy Weirich, who serves as the District Attorney General for the 30^th Judicial District in Memphis, Tennessee. She speaks about what district attorneys do and also, the big question posed: “If I could change one thing about the criminal justice system, what would that be?”. She starts by providing background on how the office in Shelby County, Tennessee, works and how most DA’s offices work around the nation and moves on to Shelby County's pilot of vertical prosecution including community policing, community prosecution and hopeful implementation of community probation.

Keywords

Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Plea Bargaining, Vertical Prosecution, Community Policing, Community Prosecution, Community Probation

Recommended Citation

Weirich, Amy (2018) "Pursing the Guilty and Protecting the Innocent Through Smart Prosecution," Belmont Criminal Law Journal: Vol. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://repository.belmont.edu/clj/vol1/iss1/1