The Image of Lithuanian Public Prosecutors and Prosecutorial Offices

Abstract

The article examines the character, similarities and differences of the image (or its separate components) of public prosecutors and prosecutorial offices perceived by the prosecutors (n = 322), police officers (n = 113), attorneys (n = 85), judges (n = 103) and the general public representing different age groups (n = 623), as well as the relations among the image of prosecutors and prosecutorial offices, experience accumulated by participants, and sociodemographic characteristics.

Keywords

• image of public prosecutors and prosecutorial offices
• components of the image
• similarities and differences of the perceived image
• elations among the image and socio-demographic characteristics