{"id":1936,"date":"2023-05-26T16:51:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/american-criminal-law-review\/?page_id=1936"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:09:19","slug":"progressive-prosecution-or-zealous-public-defense-the-choice-for-law-students-concerned-about-our-flawed-criminal-legal-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/american-criminal-law-review\/in-print\/volume-60-number-4-fall-2023\/progressive-prosecution-or-zealous-public-defense-the-choice-for-law-students-concerned-about-our-flawed-criminal-legal-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Prosecution or Zealous Public Defense? The Choice for Law Students Concerned About Our Flawed Criminal Legal System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"page928R_mcid31\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">This Article addresses a question asked by many law students concerned about <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">our flawed criminal legal system: should they become a prosecutor in an office <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">run by a progressive prosecutor, or a public defender in an office devoted to<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page928R_mcid42\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">zeal<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ous,<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page928R_mcid30\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">client-centered (or holistic) defense? 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