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POLICE PERCEPTIONS OF INFLUENCE: A Study in the Criminal Case Disposition Process
Author(s) -
KERSTETTER WAYNE A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1981.tb00237.x
Subject(s) - disposition , plea , perception , psychology , criminology , process (computing) , social psychology , political science , law , computer science , neuroscience , operating system
This study examines police perceptions of their own influence and the influence of the judges, attorneys, victims, and defendants in the felony case disposition process. The findings suggest that while police perceive their own influence as relatively low, it is enhanced by their direct participation in plea discussions both in their own view and that of the observers. The study concludes that there appear to be substantial benefits from greater police participation in the negotiated disposition of criminal cases.