The Framework of Judicial Sentencing
Subtitle: A Study in Legal Decision Making (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780521032568
Subjects: Courts & procedure; Jurisprudence & General Issues; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Social Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Sociology; Criminal Law - General; Criminal Procedure; Legal System; Law / Criminal Procedure; Law-Criminal Law - General; Political Science-Legal System; Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Great Britain; Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Great Britain--Decision making; Social Science / Criminology; Criminology
First sentence: In sentencing, the judge's tasks is to determine the type and quantum of sentence appropriate to the facts of the case, and this judgment must be made in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and appellate principles.