Lucian E. Dervan
@luciandervan.bsky.social
Criminal Law Professor, Founding Dir. Plea Bargaining Institute & leading global researcher re plea bargaining & innocence. All views expressed are my own.
A wonderful joint event from the Plea Bargaining Institute and the Quattrone Center on plea bargaining policies, reforms, and research. Thank you to our friends at the Quattrone Center for hosting us in Philadelphia. #PBI
Big thanks to Lucian Dervan and all of our friends at the Plea Bargaining Institute for excellent presentations and discussions at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School on Friday!
April 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A wonderful joint event from the Plea Bargaining Institute and the Quattrone Center on plea bargaining policies, reforms, and research. Thank you to our friends at the Quattrone Center for hosting us in Philadelphia. #PBI
Earlier this month I received the Charles R. English - Neal Sonnett Award from the @abacjs for my work in the field of criminal justice. I am deeply honored to receive this award & to have received an award carrying the names of two inspiring champions of justice.
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Lucian Dervan Receives Distinguished Award from American Bar Association
Belmont Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies Lucian Dervan accepted the Charles R. English-Neal Sonnett Award from the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association, Ma...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Earlier this month I received the Charles R. English - Neal Sonnett Award from the @abacjs for my work in the field of criminal justice. I am deeply honored to receive this award & to have received an award carrying the names of two inspiring champions of justice.
www.belmont.edu/stories/arti...
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Growing Use of Sentencing Differentials in Resentencings. #PleaBargainingBlog #FixThePlea
Growing Use of Sentencing Differentials in Resentencings
Much attention has been focused in recent years on sentencing differentials in the plea bargaining context. The term sentencing differential...
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February 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Growing Use of Sentencing Differentials in Resentencings. #PleaBargainingBlog #FixThePlea
New article on plea bargaining and plea bargaining reform in the @nacdl.org Champion Magazine.
NACDL - A Principled Path to Plea Bargaining Reform
Plea bargaining began as a shadowy concept prohibited by the common law, but it became a force dominating the legal system. Professor Lucian Dervan explains the costs of plea bargains and discusses re...
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February 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
New article on plea bargaining and plea bargaining reform in the @nacdl.org Champion Magazine.
The Plea Bargaining Institute is pleased to announce the creation of the Institute's Academic Working Group and the appointment of the first chairs of the group - Dr. Rebecca Helm (University of Exeter), Dr. Miko Wilford (Iowa State University), and Dr. Tina Zottoli (Montclair State University).
PBI Academic Working Group Co-Chairs Appointed - Plea Bargaining Institue
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February 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Plea Bargaining Institute is pleased to announce the creation of the Institute's Academic Working Group and the appointment of the first chairs of the group - Dr. Rebecca Helm (University of Exeter), Dr. Miko Wilford (Iowa State University), and Dr. Tina Zottoli (Montclair State University).
Consistent with ABA CJS Plea Bargain Task Force Principle 4, new AG Bondi memo re charging and plea bargaining makes clear that prosecutors “may not use criminal charges to exert leverage to induce a guilty plea.” #FixthePlea #PleaBargaining
February 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Consistent with ABA CJS Plea Bargain Task Force Principle 4, new AG Bondi memo re charging and plea bargaining makes clear that prosecutors “may not use criminal charges to exert leverage to induce a guilty plea.” #FixthePlea #PleaBargaining
Interested in plea bargaining? Take a look at this book from the ABA which tells the story of plea bargaining's rise, the early roots of the movement to reform pleas, and the work and recommendations of the ABA's Plea Bargain Task Force. #FixthePlea
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The Cost of Plea Bargains: Reflections and Recommendations from the ABA Plea Bargain Task Force
The Cost of Plea Bargains tells the story of plea bargaining's rise, the early roots of the movement to reform pleas, and the work and recommendations of the American Bar Association's Plea bargainin…
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January 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Interested in plea bargaining? Take a look at this book from the ABA which tells the story of plea bargaining's rise, the early roots of the movement to reform pleas, and the work and recommendations of the ABA's Plea Bargain Task Force. #FixthePlea
www.americanbar.org/products/inv...
www.americanbar.org/products/inv...
In the 1970 Brady decision approving the use of plea bargaining for the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court relied upon an assumption that innocent people do not falsely plead guilty. Yet case studies and research since that time demonstrate this assumption is false. #FixthePlea #CriminalJustice
January 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In the 1970 Brady decision approving the use of plea bargaining for the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court relied upon an assumption that innocent people do not falsely plead guilty. Yet case studies and research since that time demonstrate this assumption is false. #FixthePlea #CriminalJustice
There are 59 significant U.S. Supreme Court plea bargaining decisions since 1970. This Plea Bargaining Institute report explores the history of plea bargaining and the development of Supreme Court precedent from 1970 until 2019. #pleabargaining pleabargaininginstitute.com/reports/pbi-...
PBI 2024 Supreme Court Retrospective Report (1970-2019) - Plea Bargaining Institue
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January 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
There are 59 significant U.S. Supreme Court plea bargaining decisions since 1970. This Plea Bargaining Institute report explores the history of plea bargaining and the development of Supreme Court precedent from 1970 until 2019. #pleabargaining pleabargaininginstitute.com/reports/pbi-...
If you are interested in plea bargaining research, check out the searchable database of research findings from 1979-2023 at the Plea Bargaining Institute - pleabargaininginstitute.com/summaries/ #PleaBargainingInstitute #CriminalJustice #PleaBargaining #Innocence
Summaries | Plea Bargaining Institute
The PBI summaries provide readers with key information about important research and case law in the plea bargaining field.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you are interested in plea bargaining research, check out the searchable database of research findings from 1979-2023 at the Plea Bargaining Institute - pleabargaininginstitute.com/summaries/ #PleaBargainingInstitute #CriminalJustice #PleaBargaining #Innocence