Developing Prosecutorial Charging Guidelines: A Case Study

Authors

• Ring Smith N/A

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Description

In July 1975, Alaska's attorney general announced his intention to end plea bargaining by assistant attorneys in all criminal cases involving violations of Alaska criminal law. While the major thrust of this policy change was intended to halt negotiations over sentencing, the policy also dealt — albeit less intensely — with charge bargaining. This paper describes efforts ot the Alaska Department of Law's Criminal Division to enhance the effectiveness of plea bargaining policy through the development of uniform, statewide charging guidelines, including the development of Project PROSECUTOR (PROSecutor Enhanced Charging Using Tested Options and Research), and presents preliminary findings from the project's prosecutorial screening intake component.

Publication Date

3-14-1979

Keywords

Alaska Department of Law, courts, prosecution, plea bargaining

Recommended Citation

N/A, Ring Smith, "Developing Prosecutorial Charging Guidelines: A Case Study" (1979). Conference papers. 33.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_papers/33

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10718