Achieving consistency in sentencing /
Achieving consistency in sentencing examines the sentencing system in England and Wales and evaluates its dominant principles of retributive proportionality with elements of consequentialist theory; arrives at a theoretically sound and practically functional definition of consistency to promote grea...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Achieving consistency in sentencing examines the sentencing system in England and Wales and evaluates its dominant principles of retributive proportionality with elements of consequentialist theory; arrives at a theoretically sound and practically functional definition of consistency to promote greater flexibility of discretion at sentencing, and; identifies key lessons and methods for achieving greater consistency in sentencing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192675385 0192675389 9780192675392 0192675397 |