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Ethan Yin

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Justice System Plea bargaining in the American criminal justice system has become a shortcut to convictions with major implications as nearly every criminal case is resolved through this process. My primary research question is how does the plea bargaining system operate in the Lane County, Oregon criminal justice system? The main method of data collection involved eleven qualitative interviews with local public defenders and district attorneys which were recorded and then transcribed. This research will attempt to provide insight into the plea bargaining process as well as how the system affects various groups and populations. The process of plea bargaining in Lane County reveals areas of agreement around certain flaws of the system and disagreement between the opposing sides with a major point of contention around coercion and the gravity of prosecutorial discretion. While there are limitations, this project has the potential to advance understanding of the closed-door bargaining process and guide reform on the most prominent issues. Young, Patricia (Trish) University of Oregon Mentor(s): Katelyn McDonough, Joan Spencer Gallery Room Weaving History: An Anthropological Perspective on PNW Quilting & Femininity, 1930s & Today This quilt is a representation of 99 letters from farmwives of the Great Depression. Based on a sampler pattern book, the quilt largely uses pre-owned scrap fabric and incorporates modern materials and tools (cottons and a modern sewing machine) with methods and styles that have been in use for decades (piecing 368 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • 2024 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM a quilt top, choosing colors that represent people or events in the maker's life). As part of my CHC honors thesis, I made this quilt in tandem with a study on the connection between quilting and femininity in the Pacific Northwest both in the 1930s and 2020s. Each block represents something different and each has its own unique name and color combination.

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University of Oregon / 2024

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