| Sentencing and penal policy |
| Section A: Prosecution process |
| · Aims
and objectives of the criminal justice process |
| ·
Decision to charge or caution |
| ·
Prosecutorial review |
| · Mode
of trial |
| Section B: Sentencing |
| ·
Principles of sentencing |
| ·
Sentencing framework |
| ·
Custody under the United Kingdom's Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
| ·
Sentencing reform |
| Section C: Punishment |
| ·
Financial penalties |
| ·
Community penalties |
| ·
Prisons |
| ·
Hospital as ‘punishment’ |
| Section D: Current issues in penal
policy |
| ·
Discrimination in sentencing |
| · Rights
of prisoners |
| · Prison
privatisation |
| ·
Victims |
Sequence:
The sections must be attempted in order. |
Textbooks:
Andrew Ashworth, Sentencing and Criminal Justice 4th ed
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), ISBN: 9780521674058
Susan Easton and Christine Piper, Sentencing and Punishment:
The Quest for Punishment 2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2005) ISBN: 9780199218103 |
