Censure and sanctions
The 1991 Criminal Justice Act, requires that sentences be 'proportionate' to the severity of the crime. This book discusses how sentences may be scaled proportionately to the gravity of the crime. Topics dealt with include how the idea of a penal censure justifies proportionate sentences a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
1995, 1995
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| Series: | Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice / Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The 1991 Criminal Justice Act, requires that sentences be 'proportionate' to the severity of the crime. This book discusses how sentences may be scaled proportionately to the gravity of the crime. Topics dealt with include how the idea of a penal censure justifies proportionate sentences and how political pressures impinge on sentencing policies |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 1993 |
| Physical Description: | 133 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780191682339 0191682330 |