I think this is a question that could be answered empirically (although it would be a giant pain) - couldn't researchers look at a statistically significant sample of people in jail for pleading guilty to a drug charge, and compare original charges with the plea deals that were submitted to see the dropoff rate from violent charges to non-violent plea deals?
I think this is a question that could be answered empirically (although it would be a giant pain) - couldn't researchers look at a statistically significant sample of people in jail for pleading guilty to a drug charge, and compare original charges with the plea deals that were submitted to see the dropoff rate from violent charges to non-violent plea deals?