Plea bargaining : the experiences of prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys /
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| Author / Creator: | Heumann, Milton, author. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1978. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12345821 |
| Summary: | "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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226331873 9780226331874 |