Terms and conditions apply: the effect of probation length and obligation disclosure on true and false guilty pleas

• Published in: Journal of experimental criminology Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 457 - 483
• Main Authors: Yan, Shi, Wilford, Miko M., Ferreira, Patricia A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Criminal pleas; Criminal sentences; Criminology; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Decision making; Imprisonment; Law and Criminolgy; Parole & probation; Plea bargaining; Political Science; Social Sciences; Trials; Probation obligations; False guilty pleas; Guilty pleas; Probation; Computer simulation; Plea bargaining

Objectives Although the literature suggests wrongful guilty pleas exist, less attention has been devoted to the false guilty pleas to probation sentences. We examined the plea decision-making process when participants faced probation. Methods We conducted a 2 (guilt status: innocent or guilty) × 2 (...