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Sentencing Serious Sex Offenders
How Judges Decide when Discretion Is Wide
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2025
About this book
Addressing a lack of high-quality sentencing information in Ireland, this important book explores the factors that influence judges to impose a sentence of long-term imprisonment in sexual offence cases. Judges have made it clear that sentences of 15 years to life imprisonment are to be reserved for offending that is ‘truly egregious’. Griffin, using over 100 serious sexual offence cases, examines what this means in practice. The book is designed to be used in the classroom and the court, as well as providing a solid evidence base to inform the public and policy discourse on sentencing.
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Front Matter
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Contents
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List of tables
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Acknowledgements
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The apex of seriousness
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Getting to guidance
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Deconstructing sentences
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Sentencing crimes committed against adult victims
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Sentencing crimes of child sexual abuse
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Factoring in judges
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Conclusion
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Notes
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References
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Index
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eBook published on:
April 8, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9781529234756
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172
eBook ISBN:
9781529234756
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;
