Is it that only the rich can afford a fair trial?

Introduction
When an individual is convicted of a crime, he/she is guaranteed counsel. He/she has the possibility of getting out on bail. Generally, he/she has the option of making a plea bargain. We often accept such concepts without question. The utilization and fairness of these concepts should not be taken as a given. You will be exploring the assumptions about the right to counsel, plea bargaining, sentencing, and other aspects of the criminal process in this research paper assignment. Because it is a research paper, there are specific requirements:
You must have in-text citations and a reference page.
You must use the APA style research paper writing.
You must use the course textbook as one of the various sources for your research paper. There is no exception to this policy.
You can and may use other sources (Books, the Internet, News Paper, Magazines, Databases, Journals, Encyclopedias, Periodicals, Videos, TV, and so on and so on), including the textbook used in the course.
COURSE TEXTBOOK IS Criminal Justice in Action w/MindTap 11th Ed.
By Gaines
Publisher: Cengage
Directions
Write a research paper in which you consider each of the three facets noted above, using the questions below as guides to help you accumulate the appropriate data/information so that you can write successfully your research paper, and conclude by making your own assessment about our criminal process. The questions are not meant for you to submit a question/answer format to me as your research paper. As I said the questions are just guides to aid you in writing the paper.
Complete your research paper as outlined below
What sources of legal services are available for the indigent? Which is the most widely used? Which provides the best service? (It may help to think about what kind of legal assistance you would hope the jurisdiction would provide if you were unable to afford your own counsel). Ultimately, do these resources keep indigents from being disadvantaged in a court of law or not? Are there advantages? Do you believe that such resources help give everyone a fair chance, and are the resources in great enough supply to satisfy the demand? Is it that only the rich can afford a fair trial? Finally, if you were lucky enough to be the latter, what steps you would take to select an attorney to advise and defend yourself in a criminal prosecution?
Next, consider our bail system. What are the advantages and disadvantages to the accused when pretrial detention is used? Does it violate the rights of the incarcerated individuals? Or should pretrial release be abolished in order to keep those charged with committing the more serious crimes behind bars until they are sentenced? Does letting previously convicted criminals out on release violate the rights of possible innocent victims? When would you consider employing pretrial detention?
What sources of legal services are available for the indigent? Which is the most widely used? Which provides the best service? (It may help to think about what kind of legal assistance you would hope the jurisdiction would provide if you were unable to afford your own counsel). Ultimately, do these resources keep indigents from being disadvantaged in a court of law or not? Are there advantages? Do you believe that such resources help give everyone a fair chance, and are the resources in great enough supply to satisfy the demand? Is it that only the rich can afford a fair trial? Finally, if you were lucky enough to be the latter, what steps you would take to select an attorney to advise and defend yourself in a criminal prosecution?
In addition, explain in what way, if at all, you would reform the bail system? (Be sure to take bail bondsmen and their rights into consideration here, as well). Taking it further, were you to abolish bail, what other alternatives might you have? Which do you think is the most adequate?
Finally, consider plea-bargaining. Should it be abolished? Does the use of plea-bargaining cause additional crime? Is plea-bargaining a deterrent for those being sentenced? Ultimately, does plea-bargaining help or hinder the criminal justice system? Are there advantages and disadvantages in plea-bargaining.
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