Sentencing guidelines : exploring the English model / / edited by Andrew Ashworth and Julian V. Roberts ; Andrew Ashworth [and sixteen others] ; contributors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910308022603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-19-176503-1; 0-19-150751-2; 0-19-150750-4
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1267 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): RobertsJulian V; AshworthAndrew
• Disciplina: 345.420772
• Soggetti: Sentences (Criminal procedure) - England; Sentences (Criminal procedure) - Wales
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; 1. The Origins and Nature of the Sentencing Guidelines in England and Wales; Appendix; 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. Complying with Sentencing Guidelines: Latest Findings from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey; 8. Remorse and Sentencing: An Analysis of Sentencing Guidelines and Sentencing Practice9. 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 Sentencing Guidelines in England and Wales; 12. Comparing Sentencing Guidelines: Do 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 Sentencing Guidelines Model Spread?16. Sentencing Guidelines and European Union Law; Index; Footnotes
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 pract