Sentencing the Self-Convicted by Julian V Roberts, Jesper Ryberg - 9781509957439

Sentencing the Self-ConvictedThe Ethics of Pleading Guilty\nAuthor(s): Julian V Roberts, Jesper Ryberg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hart Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781509957439, 978-1509957439\nSynopsis\nThis book addresses the fundamental ethical and legal aspects, penal consequences, and social context arising from a citizens acceptance of guilt. The focus is upon sentencing people who have pleaded guilty; in short, post-adjudication, rather than issues arising from discussions in the pretrial phase of the criminal process.\n\nThe vast majority of defendants across all common law jurisdictions plead guilty and as a result receive a reduced sentence. Concessions by a defendant attract more lenient State punishment in all western legal systems. The concession is significant: At a stroke, a guilty plea relieves the State of the burden of proving the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and in open court. Plea-based sentencing has?