Abstract
lawful decisions. The sentencing process is legitimated also by looking outwards
beyond narrow legal criteria so as to accommodate individualized substantive justice, including some recognition of social disadvantage. Pre-sentence reports1 are the main way in which sentencing brings together these legal and social conceptions of justice. In their advice and assistance to sentencers, reports enable penal decision making to accommodate ‘external’ context, while also rapidly processing a high volume of cases. Indeed, the instrumentally ‘efficient’ disposal of cases may well hinge upon the expression of individualization and humanity
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 235–238 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Punishment and Society |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
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Keywords
- sentencing
- pre-sentence reports
- pre-sentence investigation
- comparative penology
- actuarial justice
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Connecting legal and social justice in the neo-liberal world? the construction interpretation and use of pre-sentence reports. / Tata, Cyrus; Field , Stewart .
In: Punishment and Society, Vol. 12, No. 3, 07.2010, p. 235–238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Connecting legal and social justice in the neo-liberal world?
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AU - Tata, Cyrus
AU - Field , Stewart
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - The legitimacy of state-imposed punishment depends on more than the making oflawful decisions. The sentencing process is legitimated also by looking outwardsbeyond narrow legal criteria so as to accommodate individualized substantive justice, including some recognition of social disadvantage. Pre-sentence reports1 are the main way in which sentencing brings together these legal and social conceptions of justice. In their advice and assistance to sentencers, reports enable penal decision making to accommodate ‘external’ context, while also rapidly processing a high volume of cases. Indeed, the instrumentally ‘efficient’ disposal of cases may well hinge upon the expression of individualization and humanity
AB - The legitimacy of state-imposed punishment depends on more than the making oflawful decisions. The sentencing process is legitimated also by looking outwardsbeyond narrow legal criteria so as to accommodate individualized substantive justice, including some recognition of social disadvantage. Pre-sentence reports1 are the main way in which sentencing brings together these legal and social conceptions of justice. In their advice and assistance to sentencers, reports enable penal decision making to accommodate ‘external’ context, while also rapidly processing a high volume of cases. Indeed, the instrumentally ‘efficient’ disposal of cases may well hinge upon the expression of individualization and humanity
KW - sentencing
KW - pre-sentence reports
KW - pre-sentence investigation
KW - comparative penology
KW - actuarial justice
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U2 - 10.1177/1462474510369440
DO - 10.1177/1462474510369440
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SP - 235
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JO - Punishment and Society
JF - Punishment and Society
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