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Negotiation Styles, Labels & Skills (Labels Suck Redux)

As Art graciously blogged about last year, I gave a presentation called Labels Suck at Wash U.’s symposium on New Directions in Negotiation.  It was a fun opportunity to let loose on what I have long believed is a hindrance to student learning–that we focus on determining overarching styles too much at the expense of focusing … Continue reading Negotiation Styles, Labels & Skills (Labels Suck Redux)

Should victims be able to stop plea bargains?

Recently, a teenage sexual assault victim from Kentucky disagreed strongly with the plea deal her assailants reached with the prosecutor and publicly expressed her disapproval, including tweeting the names of the defendants.  The problem was that her assailants were also juveniles and under  Kentucky law,  juvenile proceedings should remain confidential.  After she publicly exposed the defendants’ … Continue reading Should victims be able to stop plea bargains?