This is very similar to a charge bargain but pertains to more high profile crimes such as murder, rape, etc. A defendant would plead guilty of murder charges against them in order to get life in prison, rather than the death penalty. ... Plea bargains can also help alleviate the population of prisons. By allowing offenders who would not spend a lot of time in jail to be put on probation, instead of jail time, the prisons can be used to hold offenders of more serious crimes. ... Three teenagers had been sitting in prison for years on charges of murdering three younger boys; all of them were fa...

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When a criminal is sentenced to prison without any rehabilitation the recidivism rate will continue to be on the high side. ... When we look at three comparable cities we can see how their crime rates in robbery, rape and murder will compare. ... Atlanta, Georgia had the highest number of robberies but the lowest number of rapes. ... It has been proven that the majority of the rapes and murders are done by one age group. "The majority of their murder and rape arrests are committed by those between the ages of 18-29 and the majority of robberies are committed by those under the age of 18&q...

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The diary told a story about the abduction, rape. ... Afraid that a trial would be extremely embarrassing to family and friend, Brain pleaded guilty and received a seven year prison sentence rather than the treatment in a community facility his parents had desired. ... Correctional agencies administer the postjudicatory care given to offenders, which, depending on the seriousness of the crimes and the individual needs on the seriousness of the crimes and the individual needs of offenders, can range from casual monitoring in the community to solitary confinement in a maximum-security priso...

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If you have ever been arrested or questioned for a crime, you are probably familiar with these famous words. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to have an attorney present before any questioning. If you can...

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The officers fired 41 bullets and 19 hit Diallo outside of his apartment in The Bronx because, according to the officers, Diallo matched the description of an armed serial rapist who had been involved in the rape of 29 victims. ... Although the officers who killed Diallo were not sentenced to prison due to the particular circumstances of the case, the settlement in the class-action suit laid the ground works for a system of checks and balances between local judicial and executive branches in New York City that minorities had long awaited. ...

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