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Sentencing as a Human Process
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Sentencing is not a neutral or mechanical act; it is a human process, highly charged affectively and motivationally. Sentencing decisions take place in a social environment of laws, facts, ideas, and people. This study of sentencing behaviour is primarily concerned with the mental processes involved in decision-making
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Table of contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: The Problem of Sentencing
- 2. The Theoretical Basis to the Study
- 3. Jurisdiction, Appointment, and Tenure
- 4. Background Characteristics of Magistrates
- 5. Penal Philosophy: Similarities and Differences Among Magistrates
- 6. The Meaning of Judicial Attitudes
- 7. The Measurement of Judicial Attitudes
- 8. The Content and Structure of Attitudes to Crime and Punishment
- 9. The Prediction of Sentencing Behaviour from Attitude Scales
- 10. Legal Constraints on Sentencing
- 11. Social Constraints on Sentencing
- 12. The Impact of SocioLegal Constraints on Sentencing
- 13. The Relationship of Social Characteristics to Attitudes and Beliefs
- 14. The Search for Information
- 15. Communication of Information
- 16. The Assessment of Information
- 17. The Organization and Integration of Information
- 18. The Complexity of Thought Processes in Sentencing
- 19. The Prediction of Sentencing Behaviour from Fact Patterns Perceived by Magistrates
- 20. Towards a Model of Sentencing Behaviour
- 21. Summary of Principal Findings
- An Afterword. Implications for the Improvement of Sentencing
- Bibliography
- Index
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