Sentencing and criminal justice /
Andrew Ashworth, Vinerian Professor of English Law Emeritus, University of Oxford.
- Sixth edition.
- xxxv, 533 pages ; 26 cm.
- Law in context .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 484-508) and index.
An introduction to English sentencing -- Sentencing and the constitution -- Sentencing aims, principles and policies -- Elements of proportionality -- Aggravation and mitigation -- Persistence, prevention and prediction -- Equality before the law -- Multiple offenders -- Custodial sentencing -- Non-custodial sentencing -- Ancillary orders and civil preventive orders -- Special sentencing powers -- Procedural issues at sentencing -- Sentencing, guidelines and the punitive state.