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

By Andrew von Hirsch

Book information

Year
1996
ISBN
0198262418, 9780198262411, 9780585162263
Open Library ID
OL7398542M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8781197 bytes)
Pages
144\140
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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