Deciphering the guilty plea: Where research can inform policy.

Introduces this special section of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law on the topic of guilty pleas. In this special section the editors have assembled six rigorous research and analytical papers that deepen the understanding of guilty pleas and introduce a number of important policy implications. Together, these studies examined the impact of multiple variables on the decision to plead guilty. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Psychology, Public Policy, and Law - Category: Medical Law Source Type: research