The innocent cannot afford to plead guilty: The impact of the criminal court charge

Johnston, Ed

Abstract

The article examines the impact of the controversial criminal court charge. The article suggests there are wide ranging consequences of the charge which exacerbate the already over crowded prison system. Furthermore, the charge is in direct conflict with the overriding objective of the Criminal Procedure Rules.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Feb 17, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 3, 2016
• Journal: Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
• Print ISSN: 1759-7943
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 179
• Pages: 670-671
• Keywords: criminal procedure, criminal justice, court charge, criminal procedure rules
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/842583
• Publisher URL: http://www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk/features/Innocent-Cannot-Afford-Plead-Not-Guilty
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Originally published in Criminal Law and Justice Weekly (179) published by LexisNexis UK.
• Contract Date: Feb 17, 2016