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Exploring the mandatory life sentence for murder / Barry Mitchell and Julian V. Roberts.

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Murder is often regarded as both the 'ultimate' and a unique crime, and whereas courts are normally given discretion in sentencing offenders, for murder the sentence is mandatory - indeterminate imprisonment. Since the crime and the punishment come as a 'package deal' this book l...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Mitchell, Barry, 1952-, Roberts, Julian V. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Hart Publishing Limited, ©2012.
Subjects:
Life imprisonment > England.
Life imprisonment > Wales.
Murder > England.
Murder > Wales.
Mandatory sentences > England.
Mandatory sentences > Wales.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > England > Public opinion.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Wales > Public opinion.
Life imprisonment.
Mandatory sentences.
Murder.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Public opinion.
England.
Wales.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Defining murder and other forms of criminal homicide
  • Origins of the mandatory life sentence for murder
  • The mandatory life sentence for murder : the status quo
  • Making the case for and against the mandatory life sentence
  • Public knowledge of trends in crime and punishment
  • Public attitudes to sentencing in cases of murder
  • Exploring the relationship between information and attitudes to sentencing
  • Reforming the sentence for murder : the way forward
  • Appendix A: Comparative approaches to the definition and sentencing of murder
  • Appendix B: Comparison of schedule 21 with practice direction
  • Appendix C: Survey instrument.

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