Roach on Wrongful Convictions by Guilty Plea

Kent Roach (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law) has posted You Say You Want a Revolution?: Understanding Guilty Plea Wrongful Convictions on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

 

This paper examines guilty plea wrongful convictions primarily in Canada but also in the United Kingdom and United States. It presents new empirical evidence of the over-representation of disadvantaged groups including women, Indigenous people and those with mental disabilities among those who have pled guilty but subsequently been recognized as innocent.