Consensus Model: there is little to no actual bargaining. These are less serious offenses with a defendant that has no criminal record on a relatively minor. there is a going rate or standard deal like this. Essentially it seems like he is saying that there is no plea bargaining within the system because a large number of people who enter the system are new and on relatively less severe charges. Therefore even if that went to trial they would get minimal bargains.
Concession model: There is active bargaining. More likely to take place when the crime is more serious and the defendant has a longer criminal record. Everything is up for negotiation. Here he seems to say that the only people that are going to actually bargain are those that have
Concession model: There is active bargaining. More likely to take place when the crime is more serious and the defendant has a longer criminal record. Everything is up for negotiation. Here he seems to say that the only people that are going to actually bargain are those that have