Julian V. Roberts (University of Oxford - Centre for Criminology) has published "Promoting Proportionality Through Sentencing Guidelines" on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This paper explores the ways that sentencing guidelines, properly constructed, can promote proportionality at sentencing. The essay uses the sentencing guidelines created in England and Wales to illustrate the potential benefits, and challenges, associated with this method of structuring judicial discretion at sentencing.
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