| Fundamentals of Sentencing Theory: Essays in Honour of Andrew Von Hirsch Contributor(s): Ashworth, Andrew (Editor), Wasik, Martin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198262566 ISBN-13: 9780198262565 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1998 Annotation: The Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice series covers all aspects of criminal law and procedure including criminal evidence. The scope of the series is wide, encompassing both practical and theoretical works. This volume is a thematic collection of essays on sentencing theory by leading writers. The essays consider several issues affecting the discipline including the underlying justifications for the imposition of punishment by the State, areas of sentencing policy that have given rise to particular difficulty, such as the sentencing of drug offenders, the rationale for discounting sentences for multiple offenders, the existence of special sentencing for young offenders, and cases where the injury done to the victim is of a different magnitude from what might have been expected, and includes various questions about the unequal impact on offenders of different sentencing measures. This volume is dedicated to Professor Andrew von Hirsch, whose continuing work on sentencing theory provided the stimulus for the collection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Procedure - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345.05 |
| Lexile Measure: 1670 |
| Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.92" W x 9.1" (1.28 lbs) 310 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice series covers all aspects of criminal law and procedure including criminal evidence. The scope of the series is wide, encompassing both practical and theoretical works. This volume is a thematic collection of essays on sentencing theory by leading writers. The essays consider several issues affecting the discipline including the underlying justifications for the imposition of punishment by the State, areas of sentencing policy that have given rise to particular difficulty, such as the sentencing of drug offenders, the rationale for discounting sentences for multiple offenders, the existence of special sentencing for young offenders, and cases where the injury done to the victim is of a different magnitude from what might have been expected, and includes various questions about the unequal impact on offenders of different sentencing measures. This volume is dedicated to Professor Andrew von Hirsch, whose continuing work on sentencing theory provided the stimulus for the collection. |