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Sentencing Schemes: Comparative Approach to Iran and UK Criminal Law [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī, 2017
Sentencing is the most important process in criminal law. On the other hand, the state can have more intervention and force to its citizens. Sentencing not only is the most controversial and sensitive area of criminal law but also is the vaguest area in ...
نسرین مهرا   +2 more
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Milestones and Current Dilemmas: Evaluation of Sentencing Standardization for Illegal Possession of Drugs in China

open access: yesLaws, 2023
It has been more than ten years since the nationwide sentencing standardization reform was implemented in China to solve the widespread problem of uneven sentencing in criminal justice.
Jia Wu, Yang Xia, Apei Song
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Sentencing of multiple crime in alternative imprisonment; mitigation or aggravation? [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī, 2020
Alternative imprisonment have been evaluated from various aspects, but what makes all these kinds of writings valid is firstly their legal evaluation independently and in interacting with other institutions of Islamic Penal Code.
EBRAHIM ZARE   +2 more
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A historical account of the key moments in South Africa to sentencing children under the age of 18 convicted of crimes

open access: yesContree, 2020
Punishment of crimes is as old as society itself. In South Africa, punishment of children continues to raise complex historical debates. For example, corporal punishment has long been abolished, but with the increase on crimes committed by children ...
Chris D. Magobotiti, Charl Cilliers
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Implicating The System: Judicial Discourses in The Sentencing of Indigenous Women by Elspeth Kaiser- Derrick

open access: yesOsgoode Hall Law Journal, 2022
In Implicating the System: Judicial Discourses in the Sentencing of Indigenous Women, Elspeth Kaiser-Derrick critically engages with sentencing decisions involving Indigenous women and the application of Gladue reports during sentencing.
Arunita Das
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Correctional “Free Lunch”? Cost Neglect Increases Punishment in Prosecutors

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Prosecutors can influence judges’ sentencing decisions by the sentencing recommendations they make—but prosecutors are insulated from the costs of those sentences, which critics have described as a correctional “free lunch.” In a nationally distributed ...
Eyal Aharoni   +8 more
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The principle of overall proportionality is the basis for determining proportionate punishment in multiple offences [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī, 2022
The principle of proportionality is one of the elements of retributive theories.Moreover its application is about the proportionality of the punishment of a crime to the same crime.Crucial question is whether the proportionality of the punishment with ...
Ebrahim ZARE
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Prison sentencing increases the risk of unemployment among illegal heroin users in Taiwan

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020
Background Previous studies have rarely explored the effect of type of sentencing on employment status among illegal heroin users, therefore, we aims to examine the association of the sentencing types and employment outcomes among illegal heroin users in
Charles Tzu-Chi Lee   +6 more
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Deep Learning-Based Intelligent Robot in Sentencing

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
This work aims to explore the application of deep learning-based artificial intelligence technology in sentencing, to promote the reform and innovation of the judicial system.
Xuan Chen
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Judicial Politics and Sentencing Decisions

open access: yesAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019
This paper investigates whether judge political affiliation contributes to racial and gender disparities in sentencing using data on over 500,000 federal defendants linked to sentencing judge.
Alma Cohen, Crystal S. Yang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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