For example, Dr. Kruse, John states in his article, “lawyers and scholars predicted that banning plea bargaining would result in…clogging of the courts and creating huge backlogs" (28). This idea seems very logical, but before Dr. Kruse came to this conclusion, he would have to support the idea with research. According to an article titled Alaska's Plea Bargaining Ban Re-evaluated, “criminal case processing times have actually improved” (1). There are many factors why disposition times have improved. One of them is that prosecutors begin trying defendants when they have evidence beyond a reasonable doubt rather than probable cause. As research in the state of Alaska has shown, they have not had huge backlogs. Suppose research has shown that there are huge backlogs in Alaska's court system, punishing defendants who don't accept a plea offer has serious drawbacks. For example, reducing the sentencing period for people who plead guilty encourages people to commit more crimes because people know they will be sentenced less as long as they accept the plea offer. We can also use traffic court as an example. I got fined for speeding. I decided to go