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Censure and Sanctions (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)

Name: Censure and Sanctions (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
ISBN: 9780585162263

Andrew von Hirsch

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Andrew von Hirsch addresses a number of emerging conceptual questions concerning the proportionality of criminal sentences, an approach that is gaining influence worldwide including in England where the Criminal Justice Act of 1991 made proportionality the primary criterion for determining sentences. This study deals with how the idea of penal censure justifies proportionate sentences, how a penalty scale should be "anchored" in order to reduce overall punishment levels, how non-custodial penalties should be graded and used, and how political pressures impinge on sentencing policies. It offers a coherent and humane way of allocating punishments, appropriate for a society that treats convicted offenders as citizens whose rights and choices should continue to be respected.

Categories:

Medicine

Year:

1996

Language:

english

Pages:

144

ISBN 10:

0585162263

ISBN 13:

9780585162263