The ethics of plea bargaining /

Plea bargaining is among the most controversial practices within the US criminal justice system. It offers the accused less punishment in exchange for an admission of guilt and can impose added punishment on those who insist on going to trial. This book offers an extended critical analysis of the et...

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Main Author: Lippke, Richard L., 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Plea bargaining is among the most controversial practices within the US criminal justice system. It offers the accused less punishment in exchange for an admission of guilt and can impose added punishment on those who insist on going to trial. This book offers an extended critical analysis of the ethics of the practice.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 258 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index.
ISBN:9780191732195
0191732192