Exploring the punitive surge: Crown Court sentencing practices before and after the 2011 English riots

The English summer riots of 2011 resulted in the criminal justice system having to process an unprecedented number of offenders in a short timeframe. This study explores sentencing practice in the wake of the riots using the 2011 Crown Court Sentencing Survey. A multilevel model was implemented to s...

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Main Authors: Pina-Sánchez, J, Lightowlers, C, Roberts, J
Format: Journal article
Published: SAGE Publications 2016