Public opinion and the penalty for murder : report of the Homicide Review Advisory Group on the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for murder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Homicide Review Advisory Group.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life imprisonment--Great Britain--Public opinion.

Life imprisonment.

Mandatory sentences--Great Britain--Public opinion.

Mandatory sentences.

Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Great Britain--Public opinion.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Punishment--Great Britain--Public opinion.

Punishment.

Murder--Great Britain.

Murder.

Homicide--Great Britain.

Homicide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hook, Hampshire : Waterside Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

HOMRAG argue that the mandatory life sentence for murder is both unjust and outdated; a compromise arrived at in the 1960s in order to ensure that abolition of the death penalty made its way through both Houses of Parliament.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Background to Sentencing for Murder in England and Wales""; ""Public Opinion, Attitudes, Media Influence and the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder""; ""What is Public Opinion and How is it Conceptualised?""; ""How is Public Opinion Properly Measured?""; ""How is Public Opinion Influenced by the Media?""; ""What Measures of Public Opinion on the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder are Currently Available and what Conclusions Have Been Drawn from the Evidence?""; ""Knowledge""; ""Public attitudes to sentencing in murder cases""

""Are the Measures We Now Have of Public Opinion Valid and Reliable in Relation to the Conclusions Drawn?""""The questionnaire""; ""Statistical analysis""; ""Implications for policy and further research""; ""Alternatives to the Mandatory Penalty""; ""Postscript""; ""Members of the Homicide Review Advisory Group (HomRAG)""

Notes:

"December 2011".

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781908162106

1908162104

OCLC:

843860472