Exercising Discretion

ISBN-13: 9781903240991 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 240 str.

Opis

The exercise of discretion in the criminal justice system and related agencies often plays a key part in decisions which are made, for example: the victim of an offence choosing not to report the offence; the police deciding to press for prosecution rather than cautioning; a sentencer choosing to impose a custodial sentence rather than a communiuty penalty; and a Discretionary Lifer Panel of the Parole Board choosing to offer early release for imprisoned offenders.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2.Youth justice: discretion in pre-court decision-making  3. Judicial discretion in sentencing  4. Prison officers and the use of discretion  5. Discretion and the release of life sentence prisoners  6. Discretion in access to forensic psychiatric units  7. Discretion and the release of mentally disordered offenders  8. Decisions to detain asylum seekers - routine, duty or individual choice?  9. Order, rationality and silence: some reflections on criminal justice decision-making