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Plea Bargains

Plea Bargains is a legal negotiation process in criminal justice systems, distinct from adversarial trial proceedings, whereby a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge or to receive a reduced sentence in exchange for concessions from the prosecution.

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12.6K

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337

Authors

175

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2017–2026

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Plea Agreements

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311

Plea Bargaining outside the Shadow of Trial

Stephanos Bibas · Harvard Law Review · 2004 · 413 citations

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The Prosecutor's Role in Plea Bargaining

Albert W. Alschuler · The University of Chicago Law Review · 1968 · 286 citations

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Legal Decisions of Preadolescent and Adolescent Defendants: Predictors of Confessions, Pleas, Communication with Attorneys, and Appeals.

Jodi L. Viljoen, Jessica Klaver, Ronald Roesch · Law and Human Behavior · 2005 · 186 citations

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Plea Bargaining and Social Welfare

Gene M. Grossman, Michael L. Katz · American Economic Review · 2016 · 186 citations

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The Defense Attorney's Role in Plea Bargaining

Albert W. Alschuler · The Yale Law Journal · 1975 · 184 citations

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Authors

337

  1. AW
    Albert W. Alschuler

    University of Chicago, United States

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

    11

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  2. RK
    Rebecca K. Helm

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 250 citations

    9

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  3. AD
    Allison D. Redlich

    Policy Research Associates, United States

    7 publications · 486 citations

    7

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  4. DW
    Douglas W. Maynard

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    6 publications · 133 citations

    6

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  5. SB
    Stephanos Bibas

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    6 publications · 732 citations

    6

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Institutions

175

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    872 citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    463 citations

  3. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    325 citations

  4. Chicago Kent College of Law

    Chicago, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    208 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    254 citations

  6. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    154 citations

  7. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    737 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    237 citations

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Venues

  1. Law & Society Review

    32 publications · 1.7K citations

    25

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 23 publications · 572 citations

    14

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  3. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 13 publications · 280 citations

    12

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  4. Law and Human Behavior

    9 publications · 559 citations

    10

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  5. Psychology Public Policy and Law

    9 publications · 298 citations

    9

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