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Author Mitchell, Barry, 1952-

Title Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder.

Publication Info. Oxford : Hart Publishing Limited, 2012.
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Description 1 online resource (197 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Contents Prelims; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutory Provisions; Introduction; 1. Defining Murder and Other Forms of Criminal Homicide; 2. Origins of the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder; 3. The Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder: the Status Quo; 4. Making the Case For and Against the Mandatory Life Sentence; 5. Public Knowledge of Trends in Crime and Punishment; 6. Public Attitudes to Sentencing in Cases of Murder; 7. Exploring the Relationship Between Information and Attitudes to Sentencing; 8. Reforming the Sentence for Murder: the Way Forward; Appendix A.
Appendix BAppendix C; Bibliography; Index.
Summary This book looks at the legal nature of murder and at the current operation of the mandatory life sentence. The book adopts a critical approach, by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the status quo, and also draws upon comparative material from both common and civil law jurisdictions to provide a comprehensive exploration of these issues.
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Subject Life imprisonment -- England.
Life imprisonment.
England.
Life imprisonment -- Wales.
Wales.
Murder -- England.
Murder.
Murder -- Wales.
Mandatory sentences -- England.
Mandatory sentences.
Mandatory sentences -- Wales.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- England -- Public opinion.
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Public opinion.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Wales -- Public opinion.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Roberts, Julian V.
Other Form: Print version: Mitchell, Barry. Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder. Oxford : Hart Publishing Limited, ©2012 9781849462280
ISBN 9781782250258 (electronic book)
1782250255 (electronic book)
1849462283
9781849462280
9781299403147
129940314X

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