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Plea bargaining : a comparative analysis
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Hodgson, Jacqueline (2015) Plea bargaining : a comparative analysis. In: Wright, J. D., (ed.) International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier, pp. 226-231. ISBN 9780080970875
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.86091...
Abstract
Plea bargaining is a well-established phenomenon in the United States, such that it is regarded even by the Supreme Court as part of ordinary criminal justice practice, to which Constitutional rights should attach. Various forms of plea and sentence negotiation procedures also exist across Europe and the desire to minimize the number of fully contested trials appears to be a universal criminal justice objective. This article explores the types of bargaining in place in a range of jurisdictions. It focuses in particular on the implications of party-controlled negotiations within more inquisitorial procedures, which are generally characterized by a proactive and truth-seeking judicial function.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare K Law [Moys] > KM Common Law, Public Law |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Plea bargaining, Criminal justice, Administration of, Defense (Administrative procedure), Sentences (Criminal procedure) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition) | ||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||
ISBN: | 9780080970875 | ||||||
Book Title: | International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||||||
Editor: | Wright, J. D. | ||||||
Official Date: | 2015 | ||||||
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Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 226-231 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.86091-2 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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