The Advantages Of Plea Bargains

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When a defendant accepts a plea bargain the defense team has the advantage of less work with the same pay that he or she would have received if the case had gone to trial, prosecutors get the guilty plea that he or she was working to obtain, and the court system can move through cases at a faster pace. These advantages allow the court system to stay ahead of the mounting cases presented, making the trial process faster. Prisons and other incarceration facilities can also see a reduction of criminals being incarcerated, which helps with overcrowding in these facilities.Plea bargains have advantages that affect all players in the criminal justice system but disadvantages are also present in this process. Critics of the plea bargain will suggest
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