1. According to your text there are specific skills that are involved in dispute resolution and conflict management. How effectively do you think this program might prevent crime?
2. Plea bargaining occurs when a prosecutor agrees to press a less serious charge, drop some charges, or recommend a less severe sentence if the defendant agrees to plead guilty. How might this process affect the victim in the case? In other words, do you think that plea bargaining is a positive or negative process for the victim. Why or why not?