240 Pages
by
Willan
240 Pages
by
Willan
240 Pages
by
Willan
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The exercise of discretion in the criminal justice system and related agencies often plays a key part in decisions which are made, but definitions of discretion are not clear, and despite widespread recognition of its importance there is much controversy on its nature and legitimacy.
This book seeks to explore the importance of discretion to an understanding of the nature of the 'making of... Read more
1. Introduction, Loraine Gelsthorpe and Nicola Padfield 2.Youth justice: discretion in pre-court decision-making, Vicky Kemp and Loraine Gelsthorpe 3. Judicial discretion in sentencing, David Thomas 4. Prison officers and the use of discretion, Alison Liebling and David Price 5. Discretion and the release of life sentence prisoners, Nicola Padfield and Alison Liebling, with Helen Arnold 6. Discretion in access to forensic psychiatric units, Adrian Grounds , Marie Howes and Loraine Gelsthorpe 7. Discretion and the release of mentally disordered offenders, Katy Holloway and Adrian Grounds 8. Decisions to detain asylum seekers - routine, duty or individual choice? Leanne Weber 9. Order, rationality and silence: some reflections on criminal justice decision-making, Keith Hawkins
Biography
Loraine Gelsthorpe
Nicola Padfield is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge, and has published widely on criminal law, sentencing and criminal justice. She sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court, and has been editor of Archbold News since 1996.
