Our Criminal Legal System: Plagued by Problems and Ripe for Reform.

This article looks at three areas where reform can be promoted and powered by dispute resolution professionals: plea bargaining, problem-solving courts, and restorative justice. As the United States Supreme Court has observed, today plea bargaining "is not some adjunct to the criminal justice system; it is the criminal justice system."[1] "As the United States Supreme Court has observed, today plea bargaining 'is not some adjunct to the criminal justice system; it is the criminal justice system.'". [Extracted from the article]