Proportionate sentencing : exploring the principles /

This book is about the principle of proportionality - the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence committed. It examines the detailed arguments for the theory and for applying it to a range of situations including young offenders, dangerous offenders and s...

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Main Author: Von Hirsch, Andrew
Other Authors: Ashworth, Andrew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book is about the principle of proportionality - the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence committed. It examines the detailed arguments for the theory and for applying it to a range of situations including young offenders, dangerous offenders and socially deprived offenders.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 238 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-230) and index.
ISBN:9780191709692
0191709697