A Smarter Approach to Sentencing? – The Sentencing White Paper
On 21 October, the Sentencing Academy hosted an online event, in conjunction with the UCL Centre for Criminal Law, on the recent publication by the Government of the sentencing White Paper. The event was jointly chaired by Professor David Ormerod, QC (Hon) (UCL) and Dr Lyndon Harris (Sentencing Academy). We are grateful to Professor […]
New Community-Based Alternatives to Imprisonment
Popular conceptions of imprisonment entail admission to prison for a continuous period. Some offenders are sentenced to immediate imprisonment – for example for six months. However, other jurisdictions have introduced forms of imprisonment which are served in the community. In Australia this is known as a Community Custody Order, while in Canada it is […]
