If I understand the question correctly, you're talking about the degree of plea bargains with respect to conditional sentence orders. I was looking at one of the stats--it was before you, as well--a guilty plea in almost 90% of indictable offences. We who work within the system every day know that.... I don't know if I'd use the term “get out of jail free” card, but it's certainly an incentive, in my opinion, for a guilty plea.
On the other hand, we could argue that we save costs, as the police, in terms of witnesses and having to go to court. But we'd suggest there's a further hidden cost in terms of the perception of the people we deal with, the victims of crime we deal with, and their faith in the system and their sense of closure.
Perhaps I might add, I've been listening to the discussion and I see a lot of the stats. They're very offender-focused. We certainly understand the need, from a crime prevention standpoint, to be offender-focused, but our association suggests that we also need to be victim-focused and focused on the outcomes of crimes.