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Author Henham, Ralph J

Title Sentence Discounts and the Criminal Process
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (165 pages)
Series Routledge Revivals
Routledge revivals.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Table of Statutes; Table of Cases; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: The Crown Court; Background; Theoretical Context; Methodology; Research aims; Research methods; Results; Judicial compliance with s48; Structural factors and sentence discounts; Penal decisions and sentence discounts; Offence related factors and sentence discounts; Offender related factors and sentence discounts; Differences in practice between Centres; Court of Appeal guidance and sentence discounts; Conclusions and Implications
2: The Magistrates CourtIntroduction; Background; Methodology; Research aims; Research methods; Results; Magistrates' compliance with s48; Penal decisions and sentence discounts; Structural factors and sentence discounts; Conclusion; 3: A Comparative Analysis -- The United States; Introduction; 'Plea Bargaining' -- A Matter of Terminology; Sentence Discounts in the United States; The federal sentencing guidelines; State sentencing systems; Conclusions and Implications; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Bibliography
Summary "This title was first published in 2001: This volume presents the results of an empirical investigation into the operation of sentence discounts for guilty pleas in the Crown Court. It focuses primarily on the nature of judicial compliance with the S48 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and those variables in sentence decision making which impact on this process. It also examines the relative use made of sentence discounts and the nature and relevance of court of appeal guidance. In doing so, it raises important theoretical issues relating to sentencing research and addresses the implications for sentencing policy and practice. With empirical research on the operation of the sentencing process being comparatively rare, the book should make an important contribution to the existing literature."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Plea bargaining -- Great Britain
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Great Britain
Plea bargaining
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351807814
1351807811
1315209829
9781315209821