A plea of convenience : an examination of the guilty plea in England & Wales

Around 90% of criminal convictions in England & Wales are based on guilty pleas. The criminal justice process places deliberate pressures on defendants to plead guilty, undermining the traditional account of the guilty plea as a voluntary and reliable confession. However, despite the acknowledge...

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Main Author: Horne, Juliet Susan
Published: University of Warwick 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707398