Andrew Ashworth

Sentencing and Criminal Justice (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its sixth edition, Sentencing and Criminal Justice has been extensively rewritten to reflect recent legislation, guidelines and judicial decisions. New material includes comparative sentencing research, which looks at models from other countries in comparison with the approach in England and Wales, and an additional chapter focusing on civil preventive orders and other ancillary orders. Written with clarity of expression coupled with critical analysis, this textbook offers an unrivalled combination of expertise, accessibility and coverage. This is the essential text for anyone interested in criminal justice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316349120
• Artikelnr.: 52957497

Autorenporträt

Andrew Ashworth is Vinerian Professor of English Law Emeritus, University of Oxford, and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was a member of the Sentencing Advisory Panel for eleven years and Chairman from 2007 to 2010.

Inhaltsangabe

1. An introduction to English sentencing
2. Sentencing and the constitution
3. Sentencing aims, principles and policies
4. Elements of proportionality
5. Aggravation and mitigation
6. Persistence, prevention and prediction
7. Equality before the law
8. Multiple offenders
9. Custodial sentencing
10. Non-custodial sentencing
11. Ancillary orders and civil preventive orders
12. Special sentencing powers
13. Procedural issues at sentencing
14. Sentencing, guidelines and the punitive state
Appendices.