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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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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| Pubblicazione: | Hook, Hampshire, : Waterside Press, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (28 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 345.0772 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| 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| Sommario/riassunto: | HOMRAG argue that the mandatory life sentence for murder is both unjust and outdated; a compromise arrived at in the 1960s in order to ensure that abolition of the death penalty made its way through both Houses of Parliament. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Public opinion and the penalty for murder |
| ISBN: | 1-908162-10-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817413203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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