Understanding Plea Bargaining in a New Progressive DA’s Office: How Line Prosecutors Understand and Implement Progressive Goals Through Plea Decisions

Plea deals resolve the vast majority of prosecuted criminal cases in the U.S. legal system. Prosecutors hold disproportionate power in plea bargaining and have been blamed for driving punitiveness and racial disparities. Progressive prosecutors aim to reverse these trends, but little is known about...

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Authors: Grodensky, Catherine A. (Author) ; Crozier, William E. (Author) ; Gifford, Elizabeth J. (Author) ; Garrett, Brandon L. 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2023, Volume: 50, Issue: 3, Pages: 429-453
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Sentencing
CRIMINAL justice system
Law
Qualitative methods
Decision-making