Fairness for all?: Public perceptions of plea bargaining

In the United States, most criminal cases are adjudicated through guilty pleas; yet, little is known about the public’s perceptions of plea bargaining. Here, we applied two competing theories-- a procedural justice framework and plea-bargaining in the "shadow of the trial" theory-- to anal...

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Authors: Khogali, Mawia (Author) ; Jones, Kristyn (Author) ; Penrod, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Applied psychology in criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 136-153
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Keywords:
Plea Bargaining
Fairness
Procedural Justice
Public perceptions

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