Cynthia Alkon

Texas A&M University School of Law

Professor of Law

1515 Commerce Street

Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County 76102

United States

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How to be a Better Plea Bargainer

Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 66, No. 1, 2021, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper 21-45, Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2021
Cynthia Alkon and Andrea Kupfer Schneider
Texas A&M University School of Law and Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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criminal procedure, negotiation, plea bargaining, lawyering skills

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Plea Bargaining as a Legal Transplant: A Good Idea for Troubled Criminal Justice Systems?

Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 19, p. 355, 2010
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 18 Aug 2010
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Plea Bargaining, Rule of Law Development, Negotiation, Bosnia, Republic Of Georgia, Russia, Moldova, Procedural Justice

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Hard Bargaining in Plea Bargaining: When Do Prosecutors Cross the Line?

Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2017, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-41
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2017
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Plea Bargaining, Prosecutors, Defense Lawyers, Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel, Criminal Procedure

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The U.S. Supreme Court's Failure to Fix Plea Bargaining: The Impact of Lafler and Frye

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 41, p. 561, 2014
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Apr 2014
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Plea Bargain, Lafler, Frye, Negotiation

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Bargaining in the Dark: The Need for Transparency and Data in Plea Bargaining

New Criminal Law Review, Vol. 22, Forthcoming, Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 19-17, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19-65
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 22 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2019
Andrea Kupfer Schneider and Cynthia Alkon
Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Texas A&M University School of Law
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The Right to Defense Discovery in Plea Bargaining Fifty Years After Brady v. Maryland

New York University Review of Law & Social Change, Vol. 38, No. 407, 2014
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Jul 2015
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Plea Bargaining, Lafler, Frye, Brady v. Maryland, Discovery

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Plea Bargain Negotiations: Defining Competence Beyond Lafler & Frye

53 American Criminal Law Review 377 (Spring 2016), Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 16-06
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2016
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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criminal procedure, plea bargaining, sixth amendment, negotiation

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An Overlooked Key to Reversing Mass Incarceration: Reforming the Law to Reduce Prosecutorial Power in Plea Bargaining

15 University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class 191 (Fall 2015), Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 16-46
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2016
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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plea bargaining, criminal procedure, criminal reform, sentencing reform, negotiation

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Bargaining Without Bias

Rutgers Law Review, Vol. 73, 2021, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper 22-13
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 17 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2022
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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criminal procedure, negotiation, plea bargaining, prosecutors

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The Flawed U.S. Approach to Rule of Law Development

117 Penn St. L. Rev. 797 (2013)
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 15 Mar 2013
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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The Increased Use of 'Reconciliation' in Criminal Cases in Central Asia: A Sign of Restorative Justice, Reform or Cause for Concern?

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 41, 2007
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 18 Jul 2012
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Have Problem Solving Courts Changed the Practice of Law?

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 21, pp. 597-624, 2020, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20-17
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2023
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Criminal Procedure, Drug Courts, Problem-Solving Courts, Therapeutic Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Veterans Court

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Lost in Translation: Can Exporting ADR Harm Rule of Law Development?

Journal of Dispute Resolution, Vol. 2011, No. 165, 2011
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Jul 2012
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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What's Law Got to Do with it? Plea Bargaining Reform after Lafler and Frye

7 Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation 1 (2015) , Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 16-61
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2016
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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plea bargaining, negotiation, criminal procedure, criminal law reform, sentencing reform

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Criminal Court System Failures During COVID-19: An Empirical Study

Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Vol. 37, No. 4, 2022, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-65
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 01 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2023
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Designing for Justice: Pandemic Lessons for Criminal Courts

Stetson Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2022, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 23-05
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2023
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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criminal procedure, criminal law, dispute resolution, negotiation, plea bargaining, pandemic, COVID-19

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The Lost Promise of Lambert v. California

Stetson Law Review, Vol. 49, 2020, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20-01
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 May 2020 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2020
Cynthia Alkon
Texas A&M University School of Law
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A Theory of Interests in the Context of Hybrid Warfare: It's Complex

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2023, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 23-29
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2023
Cynthia Alkon and Sanda Kaufman
Texas A&M University School of Law and Cleveland State University - Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
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negotiation, hybrid warfare, dispute resolution