Prosecutors also accept plea bargains because they are evaluated in large part according to their conviction rates and all plea bargains result in a conviction because the defendant must plead guilty as part of the plea agreement. Plea Bargaining: A Shortcut to Justice. Plea bargaining is widely used in the criminal justice system, yet seldom praised.
Researchers found that alcohol interferes with sleep homeostasis - the brain's built-in mechanism that regulates sleepiness and wakefulness - and can lead to insomnia. Researchers from the University of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine in Columbia, MO, report their findings in the journal Alcohol.
1 Alcohol is a stimulant that can disrupt your sleep, so avoid it at dinnertime and for the rest of the evening. 2  And caffeine activates alertness and stress hormones that can affect your body for 8 hours or more. 3  Keep your room and body cool. 4  Your body core temperature has to drop in order for you to fall asleep.