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Proportionate Sentencing
Hirsch, Andrew Von; Ashworth, Andrew, Qc
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Description for Proportionate Sentencing
hardcover. Deals with the principle of proportionality - the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence committed. This book 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. Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law & Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JKVP; JKVQ2; LAB; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
The principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence remains at the centre of penal practice and scholarly debate. This volume explores highly topical aspects of proportionality theory that require examination and further analysis. von Hirsch and Ashworth explore the relevance of the principle of proportionality to the sentencing of young offenders, the possible reasons for departing from the principle when sentencing dangerous offenders, and the application of the principle to socially deprived offenders. They examine the claim that the principle tends to be associated with greater severity in sentencing, and explore the relevance of ... Read more
The principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence remains at the centre of penal practice and scholarly debate. This volume explores highly topical aspects of proportionality theory that require examination and further analysis. von Hirsch and Ashworth explore the relevance of the principle of proportionality to the sentencing of young offenders, the possible reasons for departing from the principle when sentencing dangerous offenders, and the application of the principle to socially deprived offenders. They examine the claim that the principle tends to be associated with greater severity in sentencing, and explore the relevance of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law & Justice
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199272600
SKU
V9780199272600
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About Hirsch, Andrew Von; Ashworth, Andrew, Qc
Andrew von Hirsch is Honorary Professor of Penal Theory and Penal Law at the University of Cambridge. Andrew Ashworth is Vinerian Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for Proportionate Sentencing
...von Hirsch and Ashworth present us with a set of theoretically sophisticated and pragmatically sensible observations on a series of difficult and pressing issues...frequently subtle and complex...[an] honest and thoughtful discussion of the subject of state punishment.
Youngjae Lee, Criminal Law and Philosophy 2007 1:227-231
...a scholarly and erudite contribution...we must endeavour to understand fully the developments of ... Read more
Youngjae Lee, Criminal Law and Philosophy 2007 1:227-231
...a scholarly and erudite contribution...we must endeavour to understand fully the developments of ... Read more