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Plea Decisions

Plea Decisions is a scholarly construct in the field of criminal justice that refers to the formal, deliberative process through which a defendant chooses to accept or reject a plea bargain, distinguishing it from other procedural outcomes by its focus on the cognitive, legal, and strategic factors influencing the defendant’s choice within the plea negotiation framework.

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10.5K

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308

Authors

165

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

51

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Publications

255

Plea Bargaining outside the Shadow of Trial

Stephanos Bibas · Harvard Law Review · 2004 · 413 citations

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Sentencing disparity and departures from guidelines

John H. Kramer, Jeffery T. Ulmer · Justice Quarterly · 1996 · 191 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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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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The Defense Attorney's Role in Plea Bargaining

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

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Authors

308

  1. RK
    Rebecca K. Helm

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 264 citations

    10

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  2. AD
    Allison D. Redlich

    Policy Research Associates, United States

    10 publications · 570 citations

    10

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  3. AW
    Albert W. Alschuler

    University of Chicago, United States

    10 publications · 775 citations

    10

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  4. TM
    Tina M. Zottoli

    Montclair State University, United States

    6 publications · 168 citations

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  5. JI
    Jenia Iontcheva Turner

    Southern Methodist University, United States

    6 publications · 84 citations

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Institutions

165

  1. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    906 citations

  2. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    339 citations

  3. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    785 citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    387 citations

  5. Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    70 citations

  6. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    319 citations

  7. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    136 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    193 citations

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Venues

  1. Law & Society Review

    26 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 19 publications · 512 citations

    14

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  3. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 11 publications · 656 citations

    11

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  4. Law and Human Behavior

    10 publications · 561 citations

    10

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  5. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 9 publications · 217 citations

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