The Effectiveness Of Sentencing Options: January 2021
By Melissa Hamilton • Reducing re-offending is one of five key sentencing objectives in England and Wales. Courts employ a range of sentences, from discharges to imprisonment. This paper summarises findings from the latest research exploring the relative effectiveness of the principal sanctions for more serious offending: immediate imprisonment, suspended sentence orders and community […]
The Effectiveness Of Sentencing Options
By Melissa Hamilton The purposes of sentencing were first specified in statute in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and include punishment and the prevention of crime. This paper focuses on the possible preventive effectiveness of key criminal sanctions. Re-offending rates are the most common measure of effectiveness – although others have been proposed […]
