Exploring External Influences on Sentence Severity Across England and Wales

探索英格兰和威尔士地区刑罚严重程度的外部影响

• 批准号: 2887432
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887432
• 关键词: Exploring; External; Influences; Sentence; Severity

In recent years, England and Wales have undergone a process of substantial inflation in sentence severity. Previous studies have emphasised this by examining the factors that might be responsible, such as the introduction of sentencing guidelines and political discourse relating to increased punitiveness. This project will investigate a broader range of factors that have not yet received much attention in the existing literature. It will examine influences including changes in the mix of cases processed through the courts, magistrate authority and public opinion, all of which potentially have substantial ramifications on effective and fair sentencing. This project will use court data available from the Ministry of Justice to increase our understanding of the impact that external influences play in sentencing severity throughout the English and Welsh courts. The methods implemented, including multivariable regression models and time-series regression analyses, will identify not just potential external influences on sentence severity, but also disaggregate their influence on particular offence types. This project will directly contribute to advancing our comprehension of effective sentencing policies and practices - a core goal of this project's external partner the Sentencing Academy. Moreover, the findings of this project can provide clear evidence on the effects of external influences on sentencing severity for bodies such as the Sentencing Council and the House of Commons Justice Committee. Notably, the UK Government's 2020 White Paper contends that an efficient criminal justice system is the cornerstone of a free, just, and secure society, with sentencing playing a critical role, this project is dedicated to precisely this crucial aspect.

近年来，英格兰和威尔士经历了刑罚严重程度大量通货膨胀的过程。先前的研究通过检查可能负责的因素（例如引入量刑准则和与惩罚性增加有关的政治话语）来强调这一点。该项目将调查在现有文献中尚未受到太多关注的更广泛的因素。它将研究影响的影响，包括通过法院处理的案件，地方政府和公众舆论的变化，所有这些案件都可能对有效和公正的判决产生重大影响。该项目将使用司法部可用的法院数据来增强我们对外部影响在整个英语和威尔士法院量刑严重性的影响的理解。实施的方法，包括多变量回归模型和时间序列回归分析，不仅会确定对句子严重程度的潜在外部影响，而且还会将其对特定犯罪类型的影响进行分解。该项目将直接有助于提高我们对有效量刑政策和实践的理解 - 该项目外部合作伙伴量刑学院的核心目标。此外，该项目的发现可以提供有关外部影响对判刑严重程度的影响的明确证据，例如判刑委员会和下议院司法委员会。值得注意的是，英国政府的2020年白皮书认为，有效的刑事司法系统是一个自由，公正和安全的社会的基石，宣判起着至关重要的作用，该项目致力于这一至关重要的方面。