Mitchell, Barry,  1952- <br/><br/>
Exploring the mandatory life sentence for murder / 
Barry Mitchell and Julian V. Roberts. 
 - xix, 175 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index. 
<br/><br/>Defining murder and other forms of criminal homicide -- Origins of the mandatory life sentence by murder -- The mandatory life sentence for murder: the status quo overview -- Making the case for and against the mandatory life sentence -- Public knowledge of trends in crime and punishment -- Public attitudes to sentencing in cases of murder -- Exploring the relationship between information and attitudes to sentencing -- Reforming the sentence for murder: the way forward. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849462280 (pbk.) 1849462283 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012540203 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016112090  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Life imprisonment--England.<br/>Murder--England.<br/>Mandatory sentences--England.<br/>Mandatory sentences--Wales.<br/>Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Public opinion.--England<br/>Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Public opinion.--Wales
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KD7885.I6  / M58 2012