Sociology 3312A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Procedural Justice, Psychological Manipulation, Juvenile Court

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 3312A/B
• Professor: Kim Ashby

Document Summary

The susceptibility of juveniles to false confessions and false guilty pleas -redlich. Juveniles, in comparison to adults, have been identified as being at increased risk of. Wc: most notable = increased risk of false confession (one of the leading contributors to these miscarriages of justice). False guilty pleas among juveniles are prevalent but are more difficult to identify than false confessions. The purpose of this article is to review why youth at risk for false confessions in the interrogation room may and may not be at risk for false confessions to prosecutors or false guilty pleas. Overwhelming majority of convictions in adult/juvenile courts are the result of plea arrangements. In considering whether juveniles are at an increased risk of false guilty pleas in comparison to adults, it is important to consider whether or not youths are more likely to plead guilty to a crime they actually did commit.