Word: processes
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...task force on courts is expected to recommend reforms in procedure to make plea bargaining more visible and regular. This process, involving over 90 per cent of the criminal cases, typically consists of informal negotiations between the attorneys and the judge as to what punishment will be appropriate if the accused pleads guilty, and whether the case may be dismissed. Plea bargaining is one of Vorenberg's main concerns, for as he told a national symposium on science and criminal justice in June, "these decisions are made -- usually by conscientious people -- operating under enormous time pressure and with little...
...profit research organization, the commission will very likely recommend that bail requirements for most crimes be reduced, and that programs which help the poor to pay this money be expanded. Studies by the foundation indicate, according to one staff member, that "bail is not a necessary part of the process--he'll show up for trial without it" and that if the suspect cannot obtain bail money "something about jail seems to increase his chances of being found guilty...
...human brain abhors a vacuum. If we do not help people move toward an understanding of how complex the issues and the facts in this field are, they will continue to think in terms of meaningless and often destructive oversimplifications. It will be difficult to get support for the process of change if discussion of issues is confined to whether to be for or against the Supreme Court, whether to be tough or soft on criminals, whether to support or leash the police. The issues are complicated, and our thinking must be equally complicated...
...process of change also depends on pumping more money into the system. There must be money to experiment with any money to finance the establishment of new programs which increased knowledge tells us should be adopted. Thus, if a better way is found for handling the men who account for more than two million drunkenness arrests each year than the present never-ending cycle of police, court and jail, we will need money for the facilities and staff to deal with them...
...more than anything else, we need people with ability working in the criminal system and doing research about crime. Great efforts are now under way to get more able lawyers into criminal practice. This is a hard and slow process because now the pay and prospects are poor, and since even the able defense lawyer is destined to lose most of his cases, deciding on such a career has similarity to being condemned to spend the rest of one's days with the Boston...