The sentence of the court : an outline of the law and practice of sentencing in magistrates' courts / Michael Watkins ; foreword by Lord Woolf of Barnes ; edited by Bryan Gibson
""Cover ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword""; ""Aims and Objectives""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Human Rights and Sentencing""; ""3 General Considerations and Procedures""; ""4 The Four Levels of Sentence""; ""5 Compensation for Victims""; ""6 Other Orders of the Court""; ""7 Previous Convictions and Responses""; ""8 Road Traffic Offences""; ""9 Pre-sentence Reports""; ""10 Early Release of Prisoners""; ""11 Mentally Disordered Offenders""; ""12 Judicial Advice""
Summary
Featuring developments in relation to domestic burglary following R v McInerney, this book also deals with racial and religious aggravation, confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and similar changes - as well as anticipating key jurisdictional and sentencing changes which are likely to result from 2004 onwards