plea bargaining, negotiation in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a criminal charge in exchange for concessions by the prosecutor (representing the state). The defendant waives the right to trial, losing any chance for acquittal, but usually avoids conviction on a more serious charge. The state, on the other hand, is not required to go through a long, costly trial. Issues negotiated in plea bargaining include a reduction of the charge, a specific recommendation for sentence, or agreement by the prosecutor not to oppose a request for probation.

plea bargaining

Negotiation of an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or (in the case of multiple offenses) to one or more of the offenses charged, in exchange for more lenient sentencing, recommendations, a specific sentence, or a dismissal of other charges. Supporters claim plea bargaining speeds court proceedings and guarantees a conviction; opponents believe it prevents justice from being served.

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Even though plea bargaining is an integral part of the criminal justice system, we need to ask the tough questions of whether it either enhances public safety or helps the offender reintegrate into society.

Starting the reentry process at the beginning by Marchese, Joseph J. / Corrections Today

She compares the almost universal practice in states such as the US and Britain called plea bargaining, in which defendants are offered some form of sentencing concessions in exchange for a guilty plea.

Guilty pleas in international criminal law; constructing a ... by Reference & Research Book News

PLEA BARGAINING'S TRIUMPH: A HISTORY OF PLEA BARGAINING IN AMERICA.

Plea Bargaining's Triumph: A Histosry of Plea Bargaining in America by Mnookin, Jennifer L. / Stanford Law Review