Sentencing and criminal justice /

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Author / Creator:Ashworth, Andrew.
Edition:5th ed.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:xxxiii, 468 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Law in context series
Law in context.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7996601
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ISBN:9780521765121 (hbk.)
0521765129 (hbk.)
9780521748759 (pbk.)
0521748755 (pbk.)
Notes:Previous ed.: 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-449) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. An introduction to English sentencing
  • 2. Sentencing and the constitution
  • 3. Sentencing aims, principles and policies
  • 4. Elements of proportionality
  • 5. Aggravation and mitigation
  • 6. Persistence, prevention and prediction
  • 7. Equality before the law
  • 8. Multiple offenders
  • 9. Custodial sentencing
  • 10. Non-custodial sentencing
  • 11. Procedural issues and ancillary orders
  • 12. Special sentencing powers
  • 13. Conclusions