TY - BOOK AU - Mitchell,Barry AU - Roberts,Julian V. TI - Exploring the mandatory life sentence for murder SN - 9781849462280 (pbk.) AV - KD7885.I6 M58 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford, United Kingdom PB - Hart Publishing KW - Life imprisonment KW - England KW - Murder KW - Mandatory sentences KW - Wales KW - Sentences (Criminal procedure) KW - Public opinion N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index; 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 ER -