Full Description
This volume celebrates the achievements of Julian V Roberts KC (Hon), Emeritus Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford, over forty years of scholarship. To mark his extraordinary influence on sentencing and criminal justice on the global stage, the contributors—a mix of international scholars and members of the judiciary—present a collection of themed essays in his honour.
Roberts is a leading academic authority on sentencing theory, policy, and practice in common law jurisdictions and his work has made a landmark contribution to the analysis and development of sentencing worldwide. His work is innovative and inspired, known for identifying core challenges and defining research needs before they become central to criminal justice agendas. A distinguished group of authors engage in an interdisciplinary appreciation of Roberts' work in three distinct domains: fundamentals of sentencing and penal theory, sentencing policy and penal practice, and public opinion and criminal justice.
Drawn from seven jurisdictions, the authors offer fresh insight into Roberts' past accomplishments as well as the future of the field that he continues to shape. Together, they demonstrate a collective commitment to advancing Roberts' lifelong project of normative, comparative, and empirical engagement with questions of crime and justice.
Contents
the Rt Hon Sir Colman Treacy: Foreword
Gabrielle Watson and Marie Manikis: Editors' Introduction
PART I. Fundamentals of Sentencing and Penal Theory
1: Andrew Ashworth: Culpability, Consequences, and Sentencing
2: RA Duff: 'Responsive Penal Censure' and Its Implications
3: Jesper Ryberg: How to Delimit the Desert Base of Criminal Offenders: On Roberts' Dynamic Censure Model
4: Marie Manikis: The Evolution of Proportionality in Sentencing: Strengthening Communication and Individualization
5: Netanel Dagan and David P Cole: Retributivism and the 'Black Boxes' of Imprisonment
6: Leo Zaibert: Pluralism in the Justification of Punishment
7: Gabrielle Watson: Sentencing Ethically
PART II. Sentencing Policy and Penal Practice
8: David M Paciocco: Professor Roberts' Disproportionate Contribution to Proportionality
9: Anthony N Doob and Jane B Sprott: In Search of Proportionate Sentencing
10: Richard S Frase: Questioning the Fairness and Utility of Prior Record Sentence Enhancements
11: Antje du Bois-Pedain: Guiding Sentencers: The Value and Disvalue of Sentencing Guidelines
12: Kent Roach: When Is a Sentence a Miscarriage of Justice?
13: Arie Freiberg: Beyond the Dreaming Spires: Julian V Roberts as Scholar and Policy Entrepreneur
PART III. Public Opinion and Criminal Justice
14: Mike Hough: Thirty-Five Years of Research on Attitudes to Punishment
15: Michael Tonry: Vigilantism and 'Public Confidence': The Pertinence of Public Opinion to Sentencing
16: Nicola Padfield: Victims at Parole
Lucia Zedner: Afterword
