Reform and punishment : the future of sentencing / edited by Sue Rex, Michael Tonry.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Cropwood Round-Table Conference, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Rex, Sue.

Tonry, Michael H.

University of Cambridge. Institute of Criminology.

Conference Name:

Cropwood Round-Table Conference (26th : 2001 : Cambridge, England)

Cropwood Round-Table Conference

Series:

Cambridge criminal justice series.

Cambridge criminal justice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Great Britain.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Great Britain.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cullompton, Devon ; Portland, Or. : Willan Pub., 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book a group of leading authorities in the field address the key issues surrounding the future of sentencing in Britain, in the light particularly of the highly influential Halliday Report. These proposals for reform amount to the single most ambitious and comprehensive set of proposals for reconstituting the sentencing system of a common-law country, and include proposals to replace existing sentencing statutes, the establishment of a sentencing commission and sentencing guidelines, and the creation of a sentence review function in the judiciary. As well as addressing the major issues

Contents:

Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; 1 Reconsidering sentencing and punishment in England and Wales; 2 Public opinion and sentencing policy; 3 Relations between the lay and professional judiciary: now and Auld; 4 Taking account of race, ethnicity and religion; 5 Setting sentencing policy through guidelines; 6 The uses of imprisonment; 7 Reinventing community penalties: the role of communication; 8 Revisitong ex-prisoner re-entry: a buzzword in search of a narrative; 9 The Halliday Report and persistent offenders

10 Record-enhanced sentencing in England and Wales: Reflections on Halliday Report's proposed treatment of prior convictionsAppendix Cropwood 26th Round Table Conference: Sentencing policies and possibilities in Britain - summary of discussions; Index

Notes:

Papers presented at the 26th Cropwood Round-Table Conference, held Nov.-Dec. 2001 in Cambridge, England.

Published in association with the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-03402-4

1-134-03395-8

1-281-33190-2

9786611331900

1-84392-478-1

9781843924784

OCLC:

609842513