Hutton, Neil (2003) Towards a sentencing policy for the use of short prison sentences in Scotland. Juridical Review, 4. pp. 313-329. ISSN 0022-6785
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Examines the use of short term prison sentences in Scotland, including their proportion of all prison sentences, the rise in their use , the types of offender to whom they apply. Questions their usefulness when compared to community sanctions. Looks at the barriers to the formation of a clearly articulated sentencing policy. Offers suggestions for how a sentencing policy could be developed, beginning with the Sheriff Court and involving the judiciary in the formulation of guidelines.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 3372 |
| Keywords: | judges, judicial decision making, Scotland, sentence length, offenders, sentencing policy, Sherrif Court, Penology. Prisons. Correction, Scotland |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Penology. Prisons. Correction Law > Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland > Scotland |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Law |
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| Depositing user: | Miss Darcy Spiller |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2007 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:39 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3372 |
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