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Public opinion and the penalty for murder report of the Homicide Review Advisory Group on the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for murder
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- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Hook, Hampshire : Waterside Press, 2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (28 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781908162106, 1908162104, 1904380840
- OCLC
- ocn843860472
- "December 2011".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English
- ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Background to Sentencing for Murder in England and Wales""; ""Public Opinion, Attitudes, Media Influence and the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder""; ""What is Public Opinion and How is it Conceptualised?""; ""How is Public Opinion Properly Measured?""; ""How is Public Opinion Influenced by the Media?""; ""What Measures of Public Opinion on the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder are Currently Available and what Conclusions Have Been Drawn from the Evidence?""; ""Knowledge""; ""Public attitudes to sentencing in murder cases""
- ""Are the Measures We Now Have of Public Opinion Valid and Reliable in Relation to the Conclusions Drawn?""""The questionnaire""; ""Statistical analysis""; ""Implications for policy and further research""; ""Alternatives to the Mandatory Penalty""; ""Postscript""; ""Members of the Homicide Review Advisory Group (HomRAG)""