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Plea Bargains and Judicial Economy<\/h1>\n
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Without plea bargaining, criminal justice policymakers believe that there would be an increase in the number of cases and the number of trials needed. Many federal courts and state courts agree that if this happens, the caseloads will overwhelm the current criminal justice system.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

Plea bargains are a common part of American criminal procedure. One of the primary justifications for the use of plea bargaining in criminology is the principle of judicial economy. Judicial economy means that one goal of the legal system<\/a> is to conclude cases in an efficient and speedy manner.<\/p>\r\n

Plea Bargains, Judges and Judicial Economy<\/h2>\r\n

Plea bargains often offer leniency to defendants. It also requires criminal defendants to waive the following rights protected by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments:<\/p>\r\n