Previous Convictions at Sentencing : Theoretical and Applied Perspectives

Roberts, Julian V. (EDT); Von Hirsch, Andrew (EDT)

ISBN 10: 184946684X / ISBN 13: 9781849466844

Editore: Hart Publishing, 2014

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Titolo: Previous Convictions at Sentencing : ...

Casa editrice: Hart Publishing

Data di pubblicazione: 2014

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This latest volume in the Penal Theory and Penal Ethics series addresses one of the oldestquestions in the field of criminal sentencing: should an offender's previous convictions affect the sentence? Although there is an extensive literature on the definition and use of criminal history information, the emphasis here is on the theoretical and normative aspects of considering previous convictions at sentencing. Several authors explore the theory underlying the practice of mitigating the punishments for first offenders, while others put forth arguments for enhancing sentences for recidivists.

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Julian V Roberts is Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Worcester College, UK.


Photo courtesy of Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.

Andreas von Hirsch is Emeritus Honorary Professor of Penal Theory and Penal Law at the Cambridge University, and Honorary Professor of Penal Theory at the Law Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany. Much of his earlier writing has appeared under his anglicised name, Andrew von Hirsch.