Plea bargaining saves the court a lot of time because a case does not go to trial. If the case does not go to trial, it also saves the criminal justice system a lot of money (CJ Interactive Multi-Media, 2014). This allows the local, state, or federal government to save on resources they would need if each case went to trial. It also saves resources needed by the criminal justice system (CJ Interactive Multi-Media, 2014). The courts are all overloaded with cases and many of them are extremely backlogged. Through plea bargaining, this allows the case to be resolved more quickly and reduces the number of cases backlogged in court. A plea bargain also saves all parties from having to go to trial (CJ Interactive Multi-Media, 2014). Some trials can last several months and their outcome is very unpredictable. Pleas can also help law enforcement obtain information they can use on other criminal activities (CJ Interactive Multi-Media,