Impact of Jurisdiction Size on Guilty Plea Rates in 569 State Courts

• NCJ Number: 121678
• Journal: Sociology and Social Research Volume: 74 Issue: 1 Dated: (October 1989) Pages: 26-33
• Author(s): J Wooldredge
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This is a study of felony guilty plea rates across 569 courts in seven States in 1986.

Abstract

These rates vary greatly. They tend to increase according to the size of the jurisdiction. These results imply that limiting size of jurisdictions would serve to reduce guilty pleas in American courts. 32 references, 3 tables, 3 figures. (Author abstract)