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ENGLISH SENTENCING SYSTEM. 2D ED.

NCJ Number
30226
Author(s)
R CROSS
Date Published
1975
Length
229 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF SENTENCING IN ENGLAND AND WALES, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE NEW POWERS ACQUIRED BY THE CRIMINAL COURTS BY VIRTUE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1972.
Abstract
AMONG THE TOPICS CONSIDERED IN THIS VOLUME ARE NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCING MEASURES, TYPES OF PRISON SENTENCES, THE MENTALLY ABNORMAL OFFENDER, AND OFFENDERS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE LIMITATIONS ON JUDICIAL DISCRETION, CONSECUTIVE AND CONCURRENT SENTENCES, AND PLEA BARGAINING. FINALLY, THE AUTHOR INVESTIGATES VARIOUS THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT AND THE METHODS OF FIXING THE LENGTH OF A PRISON SENTENCE. TABLES OF STATISTICS ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES.

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