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Abstract:Using focus groups, this study has investigated public attitudes to sentencing. Respondents emerged as highly cynical about the ability and performance of sentencers, and thought that in general sentences are far too soft. They tended to be systematically misinformed about sentencing practice, often substantially overestimating sentencers' leniency. They found a series of Court of Appeal judgments broadly acceptable, and advocated sentences that were often in line with current practice, at least with regard to the type of sentence. But many expressed highly punitive views about serious crimes, and wanted longer prison sentences for these. Respondents lacked any clear understanding of probation and rehabilitative sentences. The findings imply an urgent need for action to correct public misunderstanding about the leniency of sentencing, as this is an important source of frustration with sentencing.

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00871.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:This paper explores some of the similarities and differences between the prison systems of eastern Europe since the collapse of the former Soviet Union, and then considers in more detail the process of prison reform in Romania. Two projects carried out under the auspices of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and Penal Reform International working in cooperation with the Romanian Penitentiary Administration, are considered: a training seminar for prison governors and the planning of the regime for the new penitentiary in Bucharest.

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00872.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:In England and Wales, criminal convictions continue to be secured on the basis of identification evidence alone. The Devlin Report (1976) concluded that the process of identification was inherently fallible and recommended that such prosecutions should cease save in exceptional circumstances. Devlin also called for more psychological research on the identification process. Examples of such research are reviewed, together with cases of actual or alleged mistaken identification which exemplify the principles uncovered by this work. It is concluded that until Devlin's central recommendation is carried into law, miscarriages of justice based on mistaken identity are likely to continue to bedevil the English legal system.

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00873.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:The parents of young people in trouble have long been blamed for the anti‐social conduct of their children. For courts in England and Wales the 1991 Act introduces new specific powers to punish such parents. This paper provides evidence from a small‐scale exploratory study, that while in theory such powers are widely regarded as unhelpful, in practice they might be more fully used than anticipated. The knowledge and understanding of both sentencers and parents are set out and their contrasting views explored. A conclusion is developed which suggests that rather than promoting parental responsibility the 1991 measures are more likely to undermine and embitter those upon whom they are impo

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00874.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:This article reports results from research on the effects of imposing conditions on defendants' bail. The research, which involved interviews with defendants, magistrates, police and probation officers, prosecuting and defence solicitors, explored the process of decision, the pattern of use of conditions, defendants' perceptions and responses while on bail, and reasons for these. The article concludes by highlighting priorities for more effective use of conditions; these including better monitoring and enforcement of the conditions imposed, more information to decision makers on the impact of different conditions, greater clarity of purpose in the decision process and greater consistency with the spirit and principles of the Bail Act.

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00875.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00876.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:International Feminist Perspectives in Criminology: Engendering a Discipline Nicole Hahn Rafter and Frances Heidensohn (Eds.)Interpreting Crime Statistics RSS Lecture Note Series 1 Monica Walker (Ed.)

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00877.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1996.tb00878.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY