Deserved Criminal Sentences

by Andreas von Hirsch

Book Overview

This book provides an accessible and systematic restatement of the desert model for criminal sentencing by one of its leading academic exponents. The desert model emphasises the degree of seriousness of the offender's crime in deciding the severity of his punishment, and has become increasingly influential in recent penal practice and scholarly debate. It explains why sentences should be based principally on crime-seriousness, and addresses, among...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509930051
• ISBN13: 9781509930050
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"