This book is a study of the workings of the Discretionary Lifer
Panels of the Parole Board, the body charged with the
responsibility for making decisions on the release of discretionary
life sentence prisoners. It traces the origins and development of
the Discretionary Lifer Panels following the landmark Weeks and
Thynne decisions of the European Court of Human Rights which led to
the establishment of DLPs, and examines the way in which the DLPs
developed subsequently - often rather differently to what was
originally envisaged as necessary to comply with the decision of
the ECHR. This book provides a fascinating case study of a
little-known part of the criminal justice system, and explores at
the same time the wider issues that have arisen - in particular the
impact of the ECHR and the Human Rights Act on the criminal justice
system; the relationship between the Parole Board and the Prison
and Probation Services; the differences between release procedures
for different categories of life sentence prisoner, and those
detained compulsorily under the Mental Health Act;the broader
social, legal and political context in which DLPs operate, and the
nature of discretionary decision-making in the criminal justice
system field. the first detailed study - from a leading authority
in the field - of the way decisions are reached on discretionary
life sentence prisoners explores the impact of the decisions of the
European Court of Human Rights and the Human Rights Act on the
working of the criminal justice system of interest to practitioners
and academics concerned with the criminal justice system.
General
| Imprint: |
Crc Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2016 |
| First published: |
2009 |
| Authors: |
Nicola Padfield
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
230 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-96464-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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| LSN: |
1-138-96464-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781138964648 |
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