Censure and Sanctions (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed)

Andrew von Hirsch addresses a number of emerging conceptual questions concerning the proportionality of criminal sentences, an approach that is gaining influence worldwide including in England where the Criminal Justice Act of 1991 made proportionality the primary criterion for determining sentences. This study deals with how the idea of penal censure justifies proportionate sentences, how a penalty scale should be "anchored" in order to reduce overall punishment levels, how non-custodial penalties should be graded and used, and how political pressures impinge on sentencing policies. It offers a coherent and humane way of allocating punishments, appropriate for a society that treats convicted offenders as citizens whose rights and choices should continue to be respected.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	May 1996
Authors:	Andrew Von Hirsch (Honorary Professor of Penal Theory and Penal Law, and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge)
Dimensions:	233 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	142
Edition:	1st Paperback Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-826241-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-826241-8
Barcode:	9780198262411

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