Sentencing for Murder
Exploring Public Knowledge and Public Opinion in England and Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8400515 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry Mitchell (0000-0002-0689-9008, Ministry of Law and Justice, corresponding author), Jenny Roberts, J V Roberts (0000-0002-4012-365X) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 141-158 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azr073 |
| OpenAlex | W2137534969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
In 1965, it was thought that nothing less than a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment would be an acceptable replacement for the death penalty for murder in England and Wales. It was assumed that anything else would have led to a significant loss of public confidence in the criminal justice system. The authors have recently conducted what is believed to be the first survey in this country that tests this assumption, as well as the extent of public knowledge and belief of the current system for sentencing convicted murderers. The survey casts doubt over the assumption and highlights the misunderstanding and lack of knowledge on which public opinion is based.
Criminal justice · Criminology · Media studies · New england · Political science · Politics · Public figure · Public opinion · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |