Weighing the Value of the Bargain: Prosecutorial Discretion After Sentencing Guidelines

There is little empirical research to indicate whether the introduction of sentencing guidelines displaces discretion from judges to prosecutors. In the handful of studies that examine the hydraulic displacement of discretion, discretion is usually measured by the rate of charge bargaining. The curr...

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Main Author: Vance, Stephen E. (Author)
Contributors: Bushway, Shawn ; Oleson, James C. ; Richmond, Kerry M.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2019, Volume: 30, Issue: 7, Pages: 1086-1108
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