Prosecutors within in the US technically only have a responsibility to administer justice rather than convict. [1] Thats why they have to bring forward evidence which supports that the defendant is not guilty.<p>- The way this is practiced is may however differ depending on the particular prosecutor.<p>This is an individual problem rather than there being an inherently adversarial system.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.americanbar.org&#x2F;publications&#x2F;criminal_justice_section_archive&#x2F;crimjust_standards_pfunc_blk.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.americanbar.org&#x2F;publications&#x2F;criminal_justice_se...</a>