Criminal History in England: The Search for the Snark

For the last 100 years English sentencing law has found it difficult to fashion a defensible and effective strategy for dealing with persistent offenders. Since at least 1908 there have been legislative attempts to separate persistent serious offenders, for whom an incapacitative strategy might be p...

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Published in:Federal sentencing reporter 2005-02, Vol.17 (3), p.207-208
Main Author: ASHWORTH, ANDREW J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminal histories
Criminal justice
Criminal law
Criminal legislation
Criminal sentences
Criminal sentencing
Criminals
History
Prisons
Sentence review
Sentenced offenders
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Summary:For the last 100 years English sentencing law has found it difficult to fashion a defensible and effective strategy for dealing with persistent offenders. Since at least 1908 there have been legislative attempts to separate persistent serious offenders, for whom an incapacitative strategy might be pursued, from the bulk of small-time but frequent offenders, for whom other strategies are more appropriate. Current efforts are noted.
ISSN:1053-9867
1533-8363
DOI:10.1525/fsr.2005.17.3.207