The Weight of the Bargain : Investigating Prosecutors’ Emotions in Plea Bargaining Interactions in a United States Criminal Court
The majority of cases in the US criminal courts are disposed of through plea bargaining, an agreement where the accused accepts an offer from the prosecutor in return for their guilty plea. While procedural law formalises the interaction taking place in trials and proceedings, plea bargaining builds on informal negotiations between the prosecutor and the defence. In sociology, negotiation is consi
