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Confronting underground justice : reinventing plea bargaining for effective criminal justice reform / William R. Kelly with Robert Pitman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelly, W. R. (William Robert), 1950- author.
- Pitman, Robert, 1942- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plea bargaining--United States.
- Plea bargaining.
- United States.
- Law reform--United States.
- Law reform.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 245 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- Summary:
- 'Confronting Underground Justice' identifies major problems with plea negotiation and the pretrial system and provides transformative recommendations to reduce crime and recidivism.
- Contents:
- 1 The Relentless Pursuit of Punishment p. 1
- 2 Plea Bargaining in Practice p. 27
- 3 Going to the Source: Interviewing Prosecutors, Defense Counsel, and Judges p. 39
- 4 Plea Bargaining's Critics p. 45
- 5 Plea Bargaining's Remedies p. 89
- 6 Plea Negotiation and Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform p. 105
- 7 Transforming Pretrial Systems and Public Defense p. 153
- 8 Conclusions, Challenges, and Incentives p. 181.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kelly, W.R. (William Robert), 1950- Confronting underground justice.
- ISBN:
- 9781538106488
- 1538106485
- OCLC:
- 1029073309
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