Proportionate sentencing
Subtitle: exploring the principles
By: Andrew Von Hirsch and Andrew Ashworth.
Contributors: Ashworth, Andrew.
Series: Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice; Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- England; Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Wales
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-230) and index.