Children who murder : what is Her Majesty's pleasure?

McDiarmid, Claire (2000) Children who murder : what is Her Majesty's pleasure? Criminal Law Review - London. pp. 547-563. ISSN 0011-135X

Abstract

The mandatory sentence for children convicted of murder in England and Wales is detention at Her Majesty's pleasure yet, almost since its inception, there has been a lack of clarity as to the sentence's precise meaning and effect. This article traces the history of the sentence and examines the interaction between legislation and government policy and the impact which this has had on the child offender him/herself. It concludes with an examination of the recent ECHR judgment in the case of Thompson and Venables and the effect which this is likely to have for the future.

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McDiarmid, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-6887

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	28554
  Dates:	Date Event July 2000 Published
  Subjects:	Law > Law (General)
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Strathclyde Law School > Law
  Depositing user:	Miss Claire McConnell
  Date deposited:	28 Jul 2011 08:53
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 14:53
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/28554