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Sentencing

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Sentencing principles, procedure and practice 2024 by Harris, Lyndon, Walker, Sebastian, authors
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9780414117778
Publication Date: 4th edn 2024
Print copy is at KM587.HAR 2023
Blackstone's guide to the Sentencing Code 2020 by Lucy Corrin, Michael Oliver, Jack Walsh.
Call Number: KM587.BLA 2020
ISBN: 9780192896971
Publication Date: 2020

Sentencing – Overview, General Principles and Mandatory Custodial Sentences (England & Wales)
Section of Official website of CPS
Sentencing Council (E&W)
Official website. "The Sentencing Council for England and Wales promotes greater consistency in sentencing, whilst maintaining the independence of the judiciary. The Council produces guidelines on sentencing for the judiciary and aims to increase public understanding of sentencing." It makes publications and research available.
Published Guidelines from Sentencing Council (E&W)
Section of official website
HM Prison & Probation Service
Official website

Approved Sentencing Guidelines (Scotland)
Scottish Sentencing Council
Official website
Sentencing Statements (Scotland)
On official website of Judiciary of Scotland "In [Scottish] cases where there is public interest or where the sentence may be complicated or controversial, the judge may decide to make the sentencing statement more widely available. You can read the judge’s full statement here once sentence has been passed."

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Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Note. As this is a taught subject a couple of titles may be in the Law Reserve collection as is the first example below. Anyone may read these books - not just those on the particular course- please ask for these titles at the Law Enquiry Desk and have your University or Bodleian reader's card with you.

Principled Sentencing by Andrew Ashworth (Editor); Julian Roberts (Editor); Andrew Von Hirsch (Editor)
Call Number: Law Reserve Collection KM740.VON 2009
ISBN: 1841137170
Publication Date: (3rd ed, 2009)
Sentencing and Punishment by Susan Easton; Christine Piper
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9780192863300
Publication Date: 5th 2023
Print copy at Crim 600 E14a5 on Level 3
Sentencing Guidelines: exploring the English model by Andrew Ashworth (Editor); Julian V. Roberts (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this via title link
ISBN: 019968457X
Publication Date: 2013
Print copy is at KM587.ASH 2013

Independent Review of Sentencing in E & W 2024-2025

Press release 21 October 2024 Landmark Sentencing Review launched to end prison crisis Public safety will be at the heart of an independent review into sentencing (David Gauke)
Official Government website "Public safety will be at the heart of an independent review into sentencing, as the government pledges to end the crisis in our prisons." The review will submit its findings in full to the Lord Chancellor by Spring 2025.
Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 – Terms of Reference:
Official government website