Pleading out : how plea bargaining creates a permanent criminal class / Dan Canon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Canon, Dan, author.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plea bargaining--Social aspects--United States.

Plea bargaining.

United States.

Genre:

LAW / Courts^POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement^LAW / Criminal Procedure.

Physical Description:

vi, 324 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Basic Books, 2022.

Summary:

"Law professor and civil rights lawyer Dan Canon argues that an astounding 97 percent of cases in the United States are disposed of quickly and quietly with plea deals, rather than the jury trials most of us envision. Over the last 200 years, the criminal justice system has come to prioritize speed and volume above all else. The central question our courts ask is not whether justice is being done, but how they can more efficiently herd bodies through a reductive, inadequate, inhuman process. The result is a massive underclass of people who are restricted from voting, working, and otherwise participating in society. Pleading Out exposes the ugly truth about what's wrong with America's criminal justice system today-and provides a starting point for fixing it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part I

1. Brahmins, Bargains, And Bootmakers

2. The Ordinary Men Standing Around

3. The Vital Force Of Progress

4. The Rise Of The Criminal Cuss

Part II

5. Tense, Uncertain, And Rapidly Evolving

6. A Finger On The Scales

7. Lucy And Ethel's Conveyor Belt

Part III

8. The Weakest Defense

9. Affluenza

10. Conditions, Coercions, And Castrations

Part IV

11. For The Sake Of Expediency

12. Spare The Rod, Spoil The Trial

13. Greater Than Their Hoarded Gold.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781541674677

1541674677

OCLC:

1257292274

Publisher Number:

99991057222