Criminal Deterrence and Sentencing Severity

by Andreas von Hirsch

The Insitute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge recently undertook, at the behest of the Home Office, a comprehensive study of the literature on criminal deterrence, concentrating on recent research. The result, published in this book, examines the popular claim that 'deterrence works'. That it works in general terms is beyond dispute, but the claim most favoured by law-makers is narrower: that tougher sentences have a direct impact...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841130516
• ISBN13: 9781841130514
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.7"