Exploring Sentencing Practice in England and Wales

This volume explores the theory and practice of sentencing in England and Wales, exploring issues such as the role of previous convictions, offender remorse and sentencing female offenders, as well as drawing upon a new and unique source of data from the Crown courts.

“This edited volume brings together many of the leading scholars in criminal justice and law and offers an authoritative and insightful exploration of recent sentencing research in England and Wales. … offers a remarkable range of scholarly insights into current sentencing practices in England and Wales, and it is highly recommended. It will be of particular interest to policy-makers and those probation/justice practitioners who currently work in the court setting or who prepare court reports.” (Mike Guilfoyle, Probation Journal, Vol. 64 (1), March, 2017) 

Rebecca Barnes, University of Leicester, UK. Ian Belton, Middlesex University, UK. Mandeep Dhami, Middlesex University, UK. Martina Feilzer, Bangor University, UK. Loraine Gelsthorpe, University of Oxford, UK. Carol Hedderman, University of Leicester, UK. Mike Hough, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. Max Lowenstein, Bournemouth University, UK. Hannah Maslen, University of Oxford, UK. Shona Minson, University of Oxford, UK. Barry Mitchell, Coventry University Law School, UK. Thomas W. Perry, University of Birmingham, UK. Jose Pina-Sánchez London School of Economics, UK. Keir Irwin-Rogers, University of Sheffield, UK. Gillian Sharpe, University of Sheffield, UK. Natalia Vibla, University of Cambridge, UK. Paul Wiles, University of Oxford, UK.