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Should the plea bargain be part of the criminal justice system? Explain why or why not.

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No but yes because the pretrial release decision is one of the most important crossroads of the criminal justice system

These systems all involve some sort of bail/bound alternative

Cash bond- come back or you lose money!

Property bond

Release on recognizance- when a defendant pays no money to be released from jail and promises to appear in court when required!

Surety bond- most common method, the use of a bail agent who promises to pay the defendant's bail if he or she fails to appear for further court proceeding

Ultimately balances two things: presumption of innocence and preventative detention

Plea bargain

Most attrition of cases at this stage

Plea bargain- a compromise reached by the defendant, the defendant's attorney, and the prosecutor, in which the defendants agrees to plead guilty or no contest in return for a reduction of the charges severity, dismissal of some charges, further information about the offense or about others involved in it, or the prosecutors agreement to recommend a desired sentence

Not concerned with determining guilt or innocence

Allows the defendant and the prosecution to efficiently determine the amount of punishment without the expense of a jury trial

Sentence in plea bargain often much more lenient than trial- so understand why defendant take it

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