The Sentencing Referencer provides you with clear and practical guidance on over 100 different sentencing topics, laid out in an easy to navigate A–Z format.
The text deals clearly with the problem of deciding which Act applies to a particular case, by reference to commencement dates and transitional provisions, which are afrequent cause of difficulty in practice.
This new 2010 edition:
■Covers provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Criminal Justice Act 1988, and other legislation affecting the sentencing powers of the courts.
■Includes the provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 relating to offences connected with terrorism, the automatic deportation provisions of the UK Borders Act 2007, new provisions relating to forfeiture in connection with offences under the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006, and amendments to the law relating to referral orders and anti-social behaviour orders on conviction.
■Details the extended powers to make restraining orders under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, which now apply to persons who have been convicted or acquitted of anyoffence, are covered.
■Includes new sections dealing with the purposes of sentencing for adults and young offenders.
■Provides details of the commencement and transitionalprovisions relating to youth rehabilitation orders |