Plea bargains, who really wins
The issues of plea-bargaining have been criticized by those who believe in fairness and justice in our court system. Plea-bargaining over the years has stressed many important questions, none more important than “Do plea bargains prove to be an injustice to all?” “From the innocent defendant who may be victimized because of scare tactics or to the guilty defendant who does not benefit from a just and rehabilitative sentence? To the victim, who sees himself or herself treated as a party that is secondary and not central to the legal debate? And to society at large, which is exposed to the frequent recidivism of defendants who sense that justice may be short-circuited." (Law Reform Commission of Canada) Plea-bargaining, I believe denies justice altogether. In some cases convicted criminals allege that they were coerced or misled into admitting guilt for their offences without being given an opportunity to defend themselves. Victims of crime complain that they are not given an opportunity to recount in court the details surrounding attacks by criminals; that offenders are not punished on the basis of each crime perpetrated; and that the victim has little or no opportunity to participate in the selection of th
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