Plea Bargaining : The Experiences of Prosecutors, Judges, and Defense Attorneys, Paperback / softback Book

Plea Bargaining : The Experiences of Prosecutors, Judges, and Defense Attorneys Paperback / softback

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"That relatively few criminal cases in this country are resolved by full Perry Mason-style strials is fairly common knowledge.

Most cases are settled by a guilty plea after some form of negotiation over the charge or sentence.

But why? The standard explanation is case pressure: the enormous volume of criminal cases, to be processed with limited staff, time and resources. . . . But a large body of new empirical research now demands that we re-examine plea negotiation.

Milton Heumann's book, Plea Bargaining, strongly and explicitly attacks the case-pressure argument and suggests an alternative explanation for plea bargaining based on the adaptation of attorneys and judges to the local criminal court.

The book is a significant and welcome addition to the literature.

Heumann's investigation of case pressure and plea negotiation demonstrates solid research and careful analysis."—Michigan Law Review

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