Fundamentals of Sentencing Theory Essays in Honour of Andrew Von Hirsch

Name: Fundamentals of Sentencing Theory Essays in Honour of Andrew Von Hirsch
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ISBN: 9780198262565

ISBN-10: 0198262566

ISBN-13: 9780198262565

Edition: 1998

Authors: Andrew Ashworth, Martin Wasik

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The Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice series covers all aspects of criminal law and procedure including criminal evidence. The scope of the series is wide, encompassing both practical and theoretical works. This volume is a thematic collection of essays on sentencing theory by leading writers. The essays consider several issues affecting the discipline including the underlying justifications for the imposition of punishment by the State, areas of sentencing policy that have given rise to particular difficulty, such as the sentencing of drug offenders, the rationale for discounting sentences for multiple offenders, the existence of special sentencing for young offenders, and…

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List price: $200.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/24/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 310
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English




Foundations of the Power to Punish



Soverign States and vengeful Victims: the Problem of the Right to Punish




Crime: In Proportion and In Perspective




Five Puzzles in von Hirsch's Theory of Punishment




Troublesome Issues in Sentencing Theory



Crime Seriousness and the Offender-Victim Relationship in Sentencing




Why Bulk Discounts in Multiple Offence Sentencing?




Dangerousness and Citizenship




Sentencing Young Offenders




Desert, Proportionality, and the Seriousness of Drug Offences




Relating Theory to Contemporary Punishment Practice



Doing Justice to Difference




Sentencing, Equal Treatment, and the Impact of Sanctions




The Hardness of Hard Treatment