DETROIT POWER · CRIMINAL JUSTICE

PROSECUTORS, COURTS & PUBLIC AUTHORITY.

An arrest did not end a case. Police work entered a larger network of prosecutors, courts, judges, grand juries, hearings, clerks, and public records.

AFTER THE ARREST

Police work entered a different system at the courthouse.

An arrest did not end an investigation. Prosecutors, courts, witnesses, grand juries and clerks created another record—one concerned with charges, testimony, legal procedure and disposition.

Police reports and prosecutor decisions answer different questions.

Court records can clarify what was charged, heard or dismissed.

Grand-jury work carries its own authority and procedural limits.

A complete case history follows the record beyond the moment of arrest.

SOURCE FIRST

Prosecutors, courts, judges, grand juries, and charges are presented through records that distinguish accusation, procedure, and outcome.

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