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Debate and controversy over sentencing in the UK

By Douglas A. Berman

There has been a lot of notable sentencing news coming from the UK, and this latest story, headlined "Judges' revolt stops curb on court sentencing powers," highlights judicial push-back on efforts to develop binding sentencing guidelines.  Here is how the story starts:The Government has proposed creating a Sentencing Commission that would make sentences more uniform, allowing ministers to control and predict the flow of criminals into jails. The Ministry of Justice has said that that the move could cut the number of short prison terms imposed and lead to more criminals being given community sentences. But after a backlash from judges and magistrates, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, is likely to water down the proposals...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 10, 2008 (boomark / email).