Negative Effects Of Plea Bargains

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In conclusion, plea bargains are here to stay but they are diminishing our criminal justice system. Although there are many positive factors, the negative factors are over powering the positive. Our criminal justice system needs to realize that they are making more work by giving out plea bargains. With the only goals being incapacitation and rehabilitation, recidivism is going to continue to increase instead of decrease. With the increase of crimes comes more of the repeating circle of plea bargains.

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