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UNINA9910817413203321 |
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Public opinion and the penalty for murder : report of the Homicide Review Advisory Group on the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for murder |
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Hook, Hampshire, : Waterside Press, 2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (28 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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)"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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