Pleading for justice: bullpen therapy, pre-trial detention, and plea bargains in American courts

What role do extra-legal factors play in whether defendants plead guilty to a criminal offense? In this study, we provide qualitative evidence that pretrial detention is a contributing factor in adjudication outcomes. Many of our subjects reported that the prospect of being held in unsanitary and un...

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Authors: Lerman, Amy E. 1978- (Author) ; Green, Ariel Lewis (Author) ; Dominguez, Patricio (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2022, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 159–182
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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