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Abstract:This article reflects upon the sentences imposed in the most heavily publicised UK white‐collar crime trial since the 1960s, if not this century. It examines the central legal issues on which the defendants were convicted, the way in which the case and subsequent appeals were depicted by the ‘popular’ as well as ‘qualiy’ news media, the considerations that affected sentencing and parole, and the social and economic consequences of conviction for the defendants. It concludes that even after reduction by the Court of Appeal, longer sentences were not appropriate and that in (rare) cases of this kind, we might consider imposing lengthy community service allied with weekend imp

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00715.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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Abstract:This paper examines how one group of business offenders is sentenced. It is argued that both the seriousness of offences and the culpability of offenders are important factors, but that their effect is influenced by the absence of relevant information and the ability of defendants to neutralise blameworthiness. The status of offenders may be less significant than the general appeal of defendants to business values. The apparent leniency of sentences arises in large part from the ambiguous criminal status of offences. On occasion however offences can be more harshly viewed and this shared set of values can be challenged.

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00716.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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Abstract:This paper reports the main findings of a local study which compared sentencing outcomes for offenders sentenced in the Crown Court with and without social inquiry reports. The results suggest that for middle‐risk adults aged over 20, the availability of a report can increase the likelihood of a custodial sentence. This may have implications for report writers' approach to recommendation

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00717.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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Abstract:In January 1990, Victim Support, the National Organisation of Victims Support Schemes, inaugurated a programme of demonstration projects to assist prosecution witnesses attending seven Crown Courts in England and Wales. The article focusses on the special experiences and position of prosecution witnesses at one such Crown Court, the initial phases of the ‘victim in court project’ established there, and emerging patterns of interaction between witnesses and the project's volunteers. The chief role of volunteers was to diminish the isolation encountered by witnesses as they waited to appear in co

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00718.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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Abstract:In this paper we examine the effects of sentencing on the lives of women partners of prisoners. Whilst criminological theory has advanced in acknowledging issues surrounding women as offenders and as victims of crime, the effects of male imprisonment on the lives of wives and girlfriends remains little researched. The effects on partners' financial arrangements, existing poverty and relationships in the period following sentencing, when approaching the probation service for assistance, are presented. They are analysed in the context of the role stereotyping which ascribes guilt to wives and girlfriends for their partners' crimes; and in the light of the ‘criminalisation of social policy’ which ensures partners' needs will become even more marginali

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00719.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00720.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00721.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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Book reviewed in this article:Inside the RUC: Routine Policing in a Divided SocietyJohn D. Brewer with Kathleen MageePolicing and Punishing the Drinking DriverRoss Hornel

ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00722.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00723.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ISSN:0265-5527    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2311.1991.tb00724.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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