The ethics of plea bargaining
By: Richard L. Lippke
Series: Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice; Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780199641468
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Plea bargaining
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-254) and index.