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Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (196 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781782250258
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for MurderDDC classification:
  • 364.62
LOC classification:
  • KD7885.I6 -- M58 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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