Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal

"This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to tackle mass incarceration, by one of the country's most thoughtful scholars." --Rachel E. Barkow, author of Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration

A provocative and timely exploration of how plea bargaining prevents true criminal justice reform and how we can fix it

When Americans think of the criminal justice system, the image that comes to mind is a trial-a standard court­room scene with a defendant, attorneys, a j...