Sentencing as a Human Process / John Hogarth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hogarth, John, author.

Series:

Canadian studies in criminology ; 1.

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Ontario.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Prison sentences--Ontario.

Prison sentences.

Decision making.

Ontario.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

For social scientists and practitioners.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Contents

1. Introduction: The Problem of Sentencing

2. The Theoretical Basis to the Study

3. Jurisdiction, Appointment, and Tenure

4. Background Characteristics of Magistrates

5. Penal Philosophy: Similarities and Differences Among Magistrates

6. The Meaning of Judicial Attitudes

7. The Measurement of Judicial Attitudes

8. The Content and Structure of Attitudes to Crime and Punishment

9. The Prediction of Sentencing Behaviour from Attitude Scales

10. Legal Constraints on Sentencing

11. Social Constraints on Sentencing

12. The Impact of SocioLegal Constraints on Sentencing

13. The Relationship of Social Characteristics to Attitudes and Beliefs

14. The Search for Information

15. Communication of Information

16. The Assessment of Information

17. The Organization and Integration of Information

18. The Complexity of Thought Processes in Sentencing

19. The Prediction of Sentencing Behaviour from Fact Patterns Perceived by Magistrates

20. Towards a Model of Sentencing Behaviour

21. Summary of Principal Findings

An Afterword. Implications for the Improvement of Sentencing

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)

ISBN:

9781487590161

1487590164

9781487599553

1487599552

OCLC:

1088927173