03205nam 2200661Ia 450 991081741320332120200520144314.01-908162-10-4(CKB)2670000000370163(EBL)3416266(SSID)ssj0000942512(PQKBManifestationID)11967128(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000942512(PQKBWorkID)10973081(PQKB)10029284(MiAaPQ)EBC3416266(Au-PeEL)EBL3416266(CaPaEBR)ebr10696114(CaONFJC)MIL492573(OCoLC)843860472(EXLCZ)99267000000037016320111214d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPublic opinion and the penalty for murder report of the Homicide Review Advisory Group on the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for murder1st ed.Hook, Hampshire Waterside Press20111 online resource (28 p.)"December 2011".1-904380-84-0 Includes bibliographical references.""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Homicide Review Advisory Group (HomRAG)""HOMRAG argue that the mandatory life sentence for murder is both unjust and outdated; a compromise arrived at in the 1960s in order to ensure that abolition of the death penalty made its way through both Houses of Parliament.Life imprisonmentGreat BritainPublic opinionMandatory sentencesGreat BritainPublic opinionSentences (Criminal procedure)Great BritainPublic opinionPunishmentGreat BritainPublic opinionMurderGreat BritainHomicideGreat BritainLife imprisonmentPublic opinion.Mandatory sentencesPublic opinion.Sentences (Criminal procedure)Public opinion.PunishmentPublic opinion.MurderHomicide345.0772Homicide Review Advisory Group.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817413203321Public opinion and the penalty for murder3921147UNINA