Exploring sentencing practice in England and Wales /

Exploring sentencing practice in England and Wales /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. ©2015
Description:	xviii, 268 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- England. Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Wales. Sentences (Criminal procedure) England. Wales.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10350980

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Other authors / contributors:	Roberts, Julian V., editor.
ISBN:	9781137390394 (hardback) 1137390395 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"How are offenders sentenced in England and Wales? This is the first volume to analyse the empirical and normative aspects of sentencing in the UK, exploring a range of important issues including the role of previous convictions, sentencing female offenders, offender remorse and the sentencing of offenders convicted of multiple crimes. This unique collection reveals how courts in this jurisdiction sentence offenders, providing a portrait of sentencing trends in the Magistrates and Crown courts from 1996 to the present day. Drawing from a new source of data from the Crown courts, original insights are derived about the way that offenders are punished.With expert contributions from scholars in Criminal Justice and Law, this authoritative account presents the latest data trends relating to sentencing, as well as conclusions for policy and practice. "--

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Summary:	This volume explores the theory and practice of sentencing in England and Wales, exploring issues such as the role of previous convictions, offender remorse and sentencing female offenders, as well as drawing upon a new and unique source of data from the Crown courts.
Physical Description:	xviii, 268 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781137390394 1137390395