What are the advantages and disadvantages to plea bargaining?

Advantages:

Lighter Sentence ...

Reduced Charge ...

The Case Is Over ...

Disadvantages ...

Avoiding Problems with Prosecution's Case ...

No "Not Guilty" Result ...

Possibility of Coercion.

Disadvantages of Plea Bargaining

•It removes the right to have a trial by jury

•It may lead to poor investigatory procedures.

•It still creates a criminal record for the innocent.

•Judges are not required to follow a plea bargain agreement.

•Plea bargains eliminate the chance of an appeal.

Advantages are of Plea Bargaining

•It provides more resources for the community.

•reduces population levels in local jails.

•It can be an effective negotiating tool.