Proportionate sentencing : exploring the principles /
Andrew von Hirsch and Andrew Ashworth.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- xii, 238 p. ; 24 cm.
- Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-230) and index.
This book is about the principle of proportionality - the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence committed. It examines the detailed arguments for the theory and for applying it to a range of situations including young offenders, dangerous offenders and socially deprived offenders.
0199272603 (hbk.) : £50.00
Sentences (Criminal procedure)--England. Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Wales. Proportionality in law--England. Proportionality in law--Wales.