Negotiating crime : plea bargaining, problem solving, and dispute resolution in the criminal context / Cynthia Alkon, Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Law, Justice & Policy Program, Texas A&M University School of Law; Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Professor of Law and Director of theDispute Resolution Program, Marquette University Law School.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-501) and index.
Contents:
Charging, discretion, and diversion -- Plea bargaining : an introduction -- Plea bargaining rules and practice -- Plea bargaining concerns -- Plea bargaining reform -- Plea bargaining as negotiation -- Plea bargaining : sitting down at the table -- Problem solving courts/therapeutic justice -- Problem solving courts : concerns -- Restorative justice -- Restorative justice effectiveness and concerns -- Juvenile legal system : an introduction -- Are juveniles different? -- Alternative processes for juveniles.
Summary:
"This book is the first textbook of its kind that covers all of the processes through which criminal cases are resolved in the United States beyond trials. Negotiating Crime brings together criminal procedure, current policy debates, and dispute resolution concepts to examine the practice of criminal law in the 21st century. The first half of the book is devoted to plea bargaining, first covering the basic caselaw, practice, policy concerns, and reform proposals. In addition, this section explains negotiation theory and applies it to the practice of plea bargaining. The second half of the book covers problem solving and therapeutic justice courts, including drug courts and mental health courts; restorative justice; and juvenile justice"-- Provided by publisher.
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