Sentencing guidelines : exploring the English model
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Sentencing guidelines : exploring the English model
Oxford University Press, 2013
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The politics of criminal sentencing has recently crystallised around the issue of whether and how a system of structured sentencing should inform judicial approaches to punishing criminals. Increasingly, structured sentencing guidelines are being introduce to frame judicial discretion. This volume is the first to examine the experience in England and Wales in the light of international developments.
This collection of essays begins with a clear and concise history of the guidelines as well as a description of how they function. Topics addressed include the effect of guidelines on judicial practice, the role of public opinion in developing sentencing guidelines, the role of the crime victim in sentencing guidelines, and the use of guidelines by practicing barristers. In addition, the international dimension offers a comparative perspective: the English guidelines are explored by leading
academics from the United States and New Zealand.
Although there is a vast literature on sentencing guidelines across the United States, the English guidelines have attracted almost no attention from scholars. As other jurisdictions look to introduce more structure to sentencing, the English scheme offers a real alternative to current US schemes. Contributors include practicing lawyers, legal and socio-legal academics, and also scholars from several other countries including New Zealand and the United States, providing a multidisciplinary and
cross-jurisdictional approach to sentencing. This book will be of interest to academics from law, sociology and criminology, legal practitioners, and indeed anyone else with an interest in sentencing, around the world.
Table of Contents
- 1. The Origins and Structure of Sentencing Guidelines in England and Wales
- 2. The Struggle for Supremacy in Sentencing
- 3. Exploring the Success of Sentencing Guidelines
- 4. Sentencing Guidelines for Murder: From Political Schedule to Principled Guidelines
- 5. Victims, Sentencing Guidelines and the Sentencing Council
- 6. The Definitive Guideline on Assault Offences: The Performance of Justice
- 7. Sentencing Guidelines: New Findings from the Crown Court Survey
- 8. Remorse and Sentencing: An Analysis of the Sentencing Guidelines and Sentencing Practice
- 9. The Role of Public Opinion in Formulating Sentencing Guidelines
- 10. Nothing Personal: The Impact of Personal Mitigation at Sentencing since Creation of the Council
- 11. A 'Decision Science' Perspective on the Old and New Format Guidelines
- 12. Comparing Sentencing Guidelines: Do the US Systems have anything Worthwhile to offer England and Wales?
- 13. The Origins and Evolution of Sentencing Guidelines: A Comparison of England and Wales and New Zealand
- 14. Living without Guidelines
- 15. The Struggle for Sentencing Reform: Will the English Guidelines Spread?
- 16. Sentencing Guidelines and EU Law
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