Many anti-FGM arguments revolve around the need for prosecutions, but for Mohamed and Integrate Bristol the focus was always on eradicating the practice.
A Home Office expert evaluation of a similar ban in Ireland, which came into effect in 2010, reported that a network of 102 "head shops" virtually disappeared without the need for prosecutions as a result of the ban.
When Mr. Konoski, the defense lawyer, questioned the need for the prosecution to have Mr. Tarloff examined by its own expert, Mr. Krutoy said, "This is not a results-oriented endeavor on our part".
He has also concluded that there was no need for criminal prosecution in the White House's improper acquisition of hundreds of F.B.I. personnel files or in the investigation of the Whitewater real estate transaction in Arkansas.
There is no need for the prosecution to establish the president's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, just that he is guilty on the balance of probability.The evidence, however, is only part of the equation and not necessarily the biggest part.
Mr. LaPierre repeated his earlier point that there needed to be better enforcement of existing laws, saying that everyone talks about the need for more prosecutions "and nobody does it".
Brian M. McLaughlin, a state Assemblyman and the president of the New York City Central Labor Council, an advocacy group chartered by the A.F.L.-C.I.O., said Mr. Segovia's death underscored the need for criminal prosecutions to ensure safe working conditions for immigrant laborers.
"The Law Commission's proposal to make it an offence for jurors to search for information about their case on the internet or by other means would make the position absolutely clear and would, I hope, reduce the need for future prosecutions.
Training and data collection will be emphasized as will the need for rigorous prosecutions.
Mandatory reporting is intended to thwart long-form investigations by limiting the amount of evidence needed for successful prosecution.
