Proportionate sentencing [electronic resource] : exploring the principles / Andrew von Hirsch and Andrew Ashworth.
This book is about the principle of proportionality - the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence committed. It examines the detailed arguments for the theory and for applying it to a range of situations including young offenders, dangerous offenders and s...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
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| Summary: | This book is about the principle of proportionality - the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence committed. It 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191709692 (ebook) 0191709697 (ebook) |
| DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199272600.001.0001 |