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Journal Link 6.1: Rainville, G. (2001). An analysis of factors related to prosecutor sentencing preferences. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 12(4), 295-310.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Give examples of all three types of prosecutorial decision-making.
2. What upsides to extralegal variables not being statistically significant?
3. What are the downsides to resource-oriented variables being significant? 

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Journal Link 6.2: Ehrhard-Dietzel, S. (2012). The use of life and death as tools in plea bargaining. Criminal Justice Review, 37(1), 89-109.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Why is using the death penalty for plea bargaining sometimes inappropriate?
2. What is Michigans open murder charge?
3. What did Ehrhard-Dietzel (2012) find about death penalty plea bargaining in Ohio? Give two examples.

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Journal Link 6.3: Worrall, J. L., Ross, J. W., & McCord, E. S. (2005). Modeling prosecutors’ charging decisions in domestic violence cases. Crime & Delinquency, 52(3), 472-503.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What is on explanation for the low rates of prosecution in domestic violence cases?
2. What are the limitations present in previous research as identified by Worrall, Ross, and McMord (2005)?
3. What percentage of suspects in the study were female? What is a possible reason for the difference?