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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817413203321

Titolo

Public opinion and the penalty for murder : report of the Homicide Review Advisory Group on the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for murder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hook, Hampshire, : Waterside Press, 2011

ISBN

1-908162-10-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (28 p.)

Disciplina

345.0772

Soggetti

Life imprisonment - Great Britain - Public opinion

Mandatory sentences - Great Britain - Public opinion

Sentences (Criminal procedure) - Great Britain - Public opinion

Punishment - Great Britain - Public opinion

Murder - Great Britain

Homicide - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"December 2011".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Background to Sentencing for Murder in England and Wales""; ""Public Opinion, Attitudes, Media Influence and the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder""; ""What is Public Opinion and How is it Conceptualised?""; ""How is Public Opinion Properly Measured?""; ""How is Public Opinion Influenced by the Media?""; ""What Measures of Public Opinion on the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder are Currently Available and what Conclusions Have Been Drawn from the Evidence?""; ""Knowledge""; ""Public attitudes to sentencing in murder cases""

""Are the Measures We Now Have of Public Opinion Valid and Reliable in Relation to the Conclusions Drawn?""""The questionnaire""; ""Statistical analysis""; ""Implications for policy and further research""; ""Alternatives to the Mandatory Penalty""; ""Postscript""; ""Members of the Homicide Review Advisory Group (HomRAG)""

Sommario/riassunto

HOMRAG argue that the mandatory life sentence for murder is both unjust and outdated; a compromise arrived at in the 1960s in order to ensure that abolition of the death penalty made its way through both



Houses of Parliament.