A Discussion with Professor Lucian Dervan on the Urgent Need for Plea Bargain Reform

Send us Fan MailOur guest is Professor Lucian Dervan, the founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute and a Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, TN.  Professor Dervan is co-chair of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section Plea Bargaining Taskforce and co-author of the forthcoming book, "The Cost of Bargains: Reflections and Recommendations" from the Section's Plea Bargaining Task Force.Read the Fourteen Principles and a Path Forward for Plea Bargaining Reform, by Lucian E. Dervan hereRead the ABA CJS Plea Bargaining Task Force Report here