All Articles tagged Plea Predictors

• Justice Commentaries
  May 28, 2019 EDT
  WHEN A PLEA IS NO BARGAIN AT ALL: COMPARING SENTENCING OUTCOMES FOR MASSACHUSETTS DEFENDANTS IN NON-SEXUAL AND SEXUAL CRIMES
  Annabelle Frazier

  This study addresses gaps in research relating to sexual and violent crime prosecution by following up on Abrams’s conclusion that plea-bargaining does not result in sentence reductions for defendants.