Formalizing Plea Bargaining

Publication Title

The Cost of Bargains: Reflections and Recommendations from the ABA Plea Bargaining Task Force

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

The Cost of Plea Bargains tells the story of plea bargaining's rise, the early roots of the movement to reform pleas, and the work and recommendations of the American Bar Association's Plea bargaining Task Force. In addition to offering readers the complete task force report, the book also offers deeper insights into many of the concepts, concerns, and proposals raised in the task force's findings.

Recommended Citation

Russell D. Covey, Formalizing Plea Bargaining, in The Cost of Bargains: Reflections and Recommendations from the ABA Plea Bargaining Task Force (Lucian E Dervan and Thea B Johnson eds., ABA Books, 2024).

ISBN

9781639054756

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