Sentencing as a Human Process

John Hogarth

Published by University of Toronto Press 1971

Sentencing as a Human Process

John Hogarth

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487599553

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About this book

Sentencing is not a neutral or mechanical act; it is a human process, highly charged affectively and motivationally. Sentencing decisions take place in a social environment of laws, facts, ideas, and people. This study of sentencing behaviour is primarily concerned with the mental processes involved in decision-making

Author / Editor information

Hogarth John :

John Hogarth is a professor emeritus of law at Simon Fraser University.
John Hogarth is a professor emeritus of law at Simon Fraser University.

Reviews

Graham Parker:

'There are pages of graphs and tables but it is worth ploughing through all these. Why? Because Hogarth shows that good interdisciplinary research is possible. Because we need responsible criminological research and this book provides a good starting point. Because the book will make the reader think of the power we put in the hands of our magistrates.'

Peter Russell:

'Where Hogarth's study is truly brilliant and constitutes a remarkable breakthrough in the study of the judiciary is in the incisive and systematic way in which he probes the magistrates' minds to reveal the different mental routes whereby they arrive at these varying results. [It] reveals the human quality of judging at the most mundane level. [This volume] marks an important new stage in the empirical study of the judiciary process.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1. Introduction: The Problem of Sentencing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Theoretical Basis to the Study Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
3. Jurisdiction, Appointment, and Tenure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
4. Background Characteristics of Magistrates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
5. Penal Philosophy: Similarities and Differences Among Magistrates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
6. The Meaning of Judicial Attitudes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
7. The Measurement of Judicial Attitudes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
8. The Content and Structure of Attitudes to Crime and Punishment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
9. The Prediction of Sentencing Behaviour from Attitude Scales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
10. Legal Constraints on Sentencing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
11. Social Constraints on Sentencing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
12. The Impact of SocioLegal Constraints on Sentencing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
13. The Relationship of Social Characteristics to Attitudes and Beliefs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
14. The Search for Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
15. Communication of Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
16. The Assessment of Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
17. The Organization and Integration of Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
18. The Complexity of Thought Processes in Sentencing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
19. The Prediction of Sentencing Behaviour from Fact Patterns Perceived by Magistrates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	322
20. Towards a Model of Sentencing Behaviour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
21. Summary of Principal Findings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
An Afterword. Implications for the Improvement of Sentencing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1971
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 448
Illustrations
- Other: tables, figures throughout

eBook

Published: December 15, 1971
ISBN: 9781487599553