Groupthink and Plea Bargaining: Examining Judges’ Role in the Negotiations

Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution

&

William S. Boyd School of Law

Host

Groupthink and Plea Bargaining: Examining Judges’ Role in the Negotiations

Monday, February 4, 2019

Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility

6:00 – 7:00 PM

Approved for 1 CLE credit

Professor Ronald Wright
Needham Yancey Gulley Professor of Criminal Law
Wake Forest University, School of Law

Professor Wright will discuss empirical work he has done regarding “workgroups” in criminal courtrooms, examine the policy debates about involving judges in the plea-bargaining process, and discuss how those topics connect to some key insights from negotiation theory.

Agenda

6:00-6:05 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions

6:05-6:45                   Ronald Wright

6:45-6:55                   Questions and Answers

6:55-7:00                   Closing Remarks