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- Title
AN OVERLOOKED KEY TO REVERSING MASS INCARCERATION: REFORMING THE LAW TO REDUCE PROSECUTORIAL POWER IN PLEA BARGAINING.
- Authors
Alkon, Cynthia
- Abstract
The article examines the possibility of reforming law in a bid to reduce prosecutorial power in plea bargaining in the U.S. Topics discussed include the process of plea bargaining, the coercive atmosphere of plea bargaining that adds to mass incarceration, and the opinion that prosecutors play a key role in mass incarceration. Proposals for revising the definition of crimes and the suggestion for reducing potential punishment ranges are mentioned.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CRIMINAL law reform; PLEA bargaining; CRIMINAL procedure; MASS incarceration; PROSECUTORS
- Publication
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 2, p191
- ISSN
1554-4796
- Publication type
Article