| Censure and Sanctions Contributor(s): Von Hirsch, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198262418 ISBN-13: 9780198262411 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General - Medical | Neurology - Law | Criminal Procedure |
| Dewey: 345.410 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.18" W x 9.2" (0.46 lbs) 142 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |