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

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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