Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder.
Mitchell, Barry.
Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (196 pages)
Prelims -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutory Provisions -- Introduction -- 1. Defining Murder and Other Forms of Criminal Homicide -- 2. Origins of the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder -- 3. The Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder: the Status Quo -- 4. Making the Case For and Against the Mandatory Life Sentence -- 5. Public Knowledge of Trends in Crime and Punishment -- 6. Public Attitudes to Sentencing in Cases of Murder -- 7. Exploring the Relationship Between Information and Attitudes to Sentencing -- 8. Reforming the Sentence for Murder: the Way Forward -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book looks at the legal nature of murder and at the current operation of the mandatory life sentence. The book adopts a critical approach, by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the status quo, and also draws upon comparative material from both common and civil law jurisdictions to provide a comprehensive exploration of these issues.
9781782250258
Life imprisonment -- England.
Life imprisonment -- Wales.
Mandatory sentences -- England.
Mandatory sentences -- Wales.
Murder -- England.
Murder -- Wales.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- England -- Public opinion.
Electronic books.
KD7885.I6 -- M58 2012eb
364.62
Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (196 pages)
Prelims -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutory Provisions -- Introduction -- 1. Defining Murder and Other Forms of Criminal Homicide -- 2. Origins of the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder -- 3. The Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder: the Status Quo -- 4. Making the Case For and Against the Mandatory Life Sentence -- 5. Public Knowledge of Trends in Crime and Punishment -- 6. Public Attitudes to Sentencing in Cases of Murder -- 7. Exploring the Relationship Between Information and Attitudes to Sentencing -- 8. Reforming the Sentence for Murder: the Way Forward -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book looks at the legal nature of murder and at the current operation of the mandatory life sentence. The book adopts a critical approach, by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the status quo, and also draws upon comparative material from both common and civil law jurisdictions to provide a comprehensive exploration of these issues.
9781782250258
Life imprisonment -- England.
Life imprisonment -- Wales.
Mandatory sentences -- England.
Mandatory sentences -- Wales.
Murder -- England.
Murder -- Wales.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- England -- Public opinion.
Electronic books.
KD7885.I6 -- M58 2012eb
364.62