Alternative Processes and Impact Alternative Processes Description of Process Impact on Criminal Court System Plea Bargains This is an arrangement Typically, this process will between both the prosecution reduce the time that criminal and defense which the cases are in the system and defendant pleads guilty to a prevents the courts from lesser charge in exchange for a getting over flowed and backed more lenient sentence or an up with lingering cases and agreement to drop other lengthy trials. charges. Restorative Justice Principles Their focus is to repair the harm This can help reduce future that was caused by criminal crimes for offenders' through behavior. The belief that the educational methods and offender also needs assistance alternatives to incarceration. and seeks to identify what needs to change to prevent future recidivism