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050	0	0	_aK5458 _b.C44 2023
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100	1		_aCheng, Kevin Kwok-yin, _d1985-, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe timing of guilty pleas : _blessons from common law jurisdictions / _cKevin Kwok-yin Cheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2023.
300			_a1 online resource (xx, 208 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Jan 2023).
505	0		_aIntroduction : the history of the problem of 'cracked trials' -- The sliding scale of sentence discounts -- Implicit (and explicit) plea bargaining -- Revisiting the assumptions and methodology -- Factors affecting the timing of guilty pleas -- Trial and late-plea penalties -- Consistency in applying sentence discounts -- Public opinion and sentence discounts -- Conclusion.
520			_aWhile guilty pleas are the primary mode of criminal case dispositions across different legal jurisdictions, this topic remains an understudied area. The assumption is that defendants are 'playing the system' and that a sliding scale of sentence discounts is necessary to encourage early guilty pleas, which offer utilitarian benefits of efficiency. These assumptions lack a solid empirical foundation. This book offers a comprehensive investigation of how the timing of guilty pleas affects various facets of the criminal process, from the factors that affect this timing, to the effects that the sliding scale of sentence discounts have on sentences and public opinions about them. It also draws comparisons between Western and Asian legal systems, specifically those of England and Wales and Hong Kong. This book is addressed to scholars, legal practitioners, policymakers and those interested in criminal justice, socio-legal studies and empirical legal research.
650		0	_aPleas of guilty _zChina _zHong Kong.
650		0	_aPleas of guilty _zEngland.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781009158602
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009158626
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