Plea Bargaining - Causes, Development and Its Relationship to Sentencing and Caseload

• NCJ Number: 84410
• Author(s): S J Schoenthaler
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 168 pages
• Sale Source: UMI Dissertation Services; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. University of New York at Buffalo doctoral dissertation

Annotation

This dissertation develops a theoretical model to explain why the courts engage in a great deal of plea bargaining.

Abstract

It investigates the alleged causes of plea negotiations and addresses the development and current dynamics of this legal practice. The study also delves into the relationship between plea bargaining and sentencing, based on a quantitative case study of the courts in Buffalo, N.Y., which have jurisdiction over all felonies occurring in Erie County. Data tables and about 35 references are included.