Remorse and retribution: justifying mitigation at sentencing

Remorse can be a powerful source of mitigation at sentencing. However, there is a lack of formal justification for this practice and a paucity of theoretical literature engaging with this issue. Addressing this gap, this thesis offers a comprehensive justification for why an offender’s remorse shoul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maslen, H, Hannah E. Maslen
Other Authors: Roberts, J
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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