Current Sentencing Practice

Author: Dr David A Thomas, QC
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780421257405
Published In: Subscription-type (Contents updated periodically)
Format: Loose-leaf (5 volumes)
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Offering extensive guidance and advice on all aspects of the law and practice of sentencing, Current Sentencing Practice:

Goes through different offences, setting out the law and what the maximum penalties are for each
Explains the statutory framework and includes annotated statutes
Deals with the courts' powers of sentencing and the procedures you need to follow
Includes an extensive selection of sentencing decisions from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and the Divisional Court
Details the likely sentence for the most common offences
Covers wide-ranging changes under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Criminal Justice Act 2003, Sexual Offences Act 2003 and Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
Sets out the full text of all definitive guidelines issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council
Includes the text of statutes which - although replaced by more recent legislation - continue to affect earlier offences
Reproduces relevant legislation, cross-referencing to commentary and case examples within the work
Includes a quick-reference contents guide, outlining the basics of each chapter, so that you can quickly turn to the section you want
Features key content from the well respected bound book, the Sentencing Referencer as a fifth volume, which is updated in line with the rest of the work
Includes quarterly issues of Current Sentencing Practice News

Includes updating releases until December 2011 inclusive. We will contact you each year to ascertain whether you wish to renew your subscription. 3 updating releases published per annum.

Reviews:

Comprehensive, clear and well-indexed. In so far as answers are available to sentencing problems they are to be found in its pages. In so far as answers are lacking... he provides helpful guidance. - Lord Lane, writing in the Foreword

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Particular offences