Book contents
- The Timing of Guilty Pleas
- The Timing of Guilty Pleas
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Sliding Scale of Sentence Discounts
- 3 Implicit (and Explicit) Plea Bargaining
- 4 Revisiting the Assumptions and Methodology
- 5 Factors Affecting the Timing of Guilty Pleas
- 6 Trial and Late-Plea Penalties
- 7 Consistency in Applying Sentence Discounts
- 8 Public Opinion and Sentence Discounts
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
9 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 December 2022
- The Timing of Guilty Pleas
- The Timing of Guilty Pleas
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Sliding Scale of Sentence Discounts
- 3 Implicit (and Explicit) Plea Bargaining
- 4 Revisiting the Assumptions and Methodology
- 5 Factors Affecting the Timing of Guilty Pleas
- 6 Trial and Late-Plea Penalties
- 7 Consistency in Applying Sentence Discounts
- 8 Public Opinion and Sentence Discounts
- 9 Conclusion
- Index
Summary
This concluding chapter summarises the key findings of the book. It argues that efficiency should not be limited to case disposition but should be looked at more holistically. Procedural justice theory offers valuable insights into how this may be achieved. Moreover, instead of solely focusing on reaching a guilty plea as early as possible, the criminal process should be recalibrated to ensure that the plea decision is indeed an informed and voluntary choice by the defendant. This chapter concludes by discussing areas of future research.
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- The Timing of Guilty PleasLessons from Common Law Jurisdictions, pp. 194 - 205Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023