Criminal sentencing as practical wisdom /

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How do judges sentence? In particular, how important is judicial discretion in sentencing? Sentencing guidelines are often said to promote consistency, but is consistency in sentencing achievable or even desirable? Whilst the passing of a sentence is arguably the most public stage of the criminal ju...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Graeme (Lawyer) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK ; Portland, OR, USA : Hart Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Great Britain.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Great Britain.
Sentences (Procédure pénale) > Grande-Bretagne.
Criminal law & procedure.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Criminal justice, Administration of
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Context and methodology
  • The instinctive synthesis and wise blending of penal aims : a comparative study of sentencing methodology
  • Equity and the rule of law in sentencing
  • The practical wisdom of sentencing : a rationalisation of intuitive decision making and judicial discretion
  • Structuring the sentencer's discretion
  • A 'seedy little bargain with criminals'? Judicial discretion and the guilty plea discount
  • The Phronimos and the metronomic clockwork man.

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