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Sentencing Policy and Social Justice (Hardcover)
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Sentencing Policy and Social Justice (Hardcover)
Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology
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Sentencing Policy and Social Justice argues that the promotion of
social justice should become a key objective of sentencing policy,
advancing the argument that the legitimacy of sentencing ultimately
depends upon the strength of the relationship between social
morality and penal ideology. It sheds light on how shared moral
values can influence sentencing policy at a time when relationships
of community appear increasingly fragmented, arguing that
sentencing will be better placed to make a positive contribution to
social justice if it becomes more sensitive to the
commonly-accepted moral boundaries that underpin adherence to the
'rule of law'. The need to reflect public opinion in sentencing has
received significant attention more recently, with renewed interest
in jury sentencing, 'stakeholder sentencing', and the involvement
of community views when regulating policy. The author, however,
advocates a different approach, combining a new theoretical focus
with practical suggestions for reform, and arguing that the
contribution sentencing can make to social justice necessitates a
fundamental change in the way shared values about the advantages of
punishment are reflected in penal ideology and sentencing policy.
Using examples from international, comparative and domestic
contexts to advance the moral and ethical case for challenging the
existing theories of sentencing, the book develops the author's
previous theoretical ideas and outlines how these changes could be
given practical shape within the context of sentencing in England
and Wales. It assesses the consequences for penal governance due to
increased state regulation of discretionary sentencing power and
examines the prospects for achieving the kind of moral
transformation regarded as necessary to reverse such a move. To
illustrate these issues each chapter focuses on a particularly
problematic area for contemporary sentencing policy; namely, the
sentencing of women; the sentencing of irregular migrants;
sentencing for offences of serious public disorder; and sentencing
for financial crime.
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