Plea bargaining in the United States is one of the most controversial issues due to the fact that the practice of plea bargaining is necessary because of the United States high crime rates, and insufficient facilities and personnel to try all cases. ... The Prosecutor incentives to enter a plea bargain involve, "being able to handle more cases, conviction rates soar, and most importantly, more criminals are more quickly off the streets" [Hes02]. ... In addition to efficiency there is also the incentive of the conviction rates. ...

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