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International comparisons
Roberts J. (2008) Punishing Persistent Offenders, Oxford University Press, this book includes a discussion of the problems of punishing for persistence with reference to Canada, the United States and England and Wales.
A retributivist sentencing framework?
Ashworth, A. and Player, E. (2005) 'The Criminal Justice Act 2003: The Sentencing Provisions' Modern Law Review Vol 68(5) 822-838
Ashworth, A. (2004) 'Criminal Justice Act 2003: Part 2: criminal justice reform principles, human rights and public protection' Crim.L.R. 516-32.
Baker, E and Clarkson, C.M.V. (2002) 'Making Punishments Work? An Evaluation of the Halliday Report on Sentencing in England and Wales', Crim.L.R. 81-97.
Halliday Report (2001) Making Punishments Work: Review of the Sentencing Framework for England and Wales. London, Home Office.
Home Office (2007) Bringing Offenders To Justice: Criminal Justice Penalties and Sentencing, London: Home Office. [This consultation paper (responses by the end of March 2007) focuses on the role of fixed and other penalties as well as those imposed by the sentencing courts. ]
Home Secretary, Lord Chancellor and Attorney General (2006) Making Sentencing Clearer: a consultation and report of a review, London: Home Office. [We (Easton and Piper) responded to this consultation (responses by January 2007): see http://hdl.handle.net/2438/691. For the Response of the Magistrates' Association see: http://magistrates-association.org.uk/documents/sentencing/75-making-sentencing-clearer-response.doc]
Koffman, L. (2006) 'The rise and fall of proportionality: the failure of the Criminal Justice Act 1991' Criminal Law Review 281-299.
Calculating seriousness
Cavadino, M. and Wiles, P. (1994) 'Seriousness of Offences: The Perceptions of Practitioners' Crim.L.R. 489-498.
Rossi, P., Waite, E., Bose, C.E. & Berk, R.E. (1974) 'The Seriousness of Crime: Normative Structure and Individual Differences', American Sociological Review, Vol 39, 224-37.
Ryberg, J (2005) 'Retributivism and multiple offending' Res Publica 11 (3) 2005 213-233
SGC (2004) Overarching Principles: Seriousness http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/Seriousness_guideline.pdf
von Hirsch, A. and Ashworth, A. (2004) 'Legislating Sentencing principles: The provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 relating to sentencing purposes and the role of previous convictions' Crim.L.R. 639-652.
Wasik, M. (2001) 'The Vital Importance of Certain Previous Convictions' Crim.L.R. 363-373.
Domestic and child abuse
Dinovitzer, R. and Dawson, M. (2007) 'Family-based justice in the sentencing of domestic violence' Brit.J.Criminol. Vol 47(4) 655-670.
Family Law: 'Case Reports (2005) Contempt of Court - Sentencing' Fam Law [2005] 532-534.
Sentencing Guidelines Council (2006) Overarching Principles: Domestic Violence, Definitive Guideline, London: SGC.
Sentencing Guidelines Council (February 2008) Overarching Principles: Assaults on children and Cruelty to a child: Definitive Guideline, London: SGC.
Racial aggravation
Burney, E. (2003) 'Magistrates courts; Racially aggravated offences; Sentencing. Using the law on racially aggravated offences'. Crim. L.R., 28-36.
Sentencing Guidelines Council (2000) Racially Aggravated Offences: Advice to the Court of Appeal
Rights theory
van Zyl Smit, D. and Ashworth, A. (2004) 'Disproportionate Sentences and Human Rights Violations' Modern Law Review Vol 67(4) 541-560.
Sentencing process and practice
Flood-Page, C. and Mackie, A. (1998) Sentencing Practice: an examination of decisions in magistrates' courts and the Crown Court in the mid-1990s, Home Office Research Study 180. London, Home Office.
Thomas, D. (2002) 'The Sentencing Process' in McConville and Wilson, The Handbook of the Criminal Justice Process. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
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