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Compare and contrast pretrial diversion, bail and its alternatives, and plea bargaining.

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This solution provides a comparison of the differences and similarities between three of the most common techniques used within the criminal justice system including Pretrial Diversion, Bail, and Plea Bargaining. The impact that these have on the effective implementation of the criminal justice system are discussed.

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Compare and contrast pretrial diversion, bail and its alternatives, and plea bargaining

Pretrial diversion enables accused defendant's to avoid be stigmatized and receiving the label of a criminal by diverting them from being implemented into the criminal justice system. If the defendant's successfully complete their diversionary programs then their records will not become official. They will have been able to avoid being labeled as a criminal when ...

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