This edition of Sentencing Law and Practice provides judges and practitioners with a comprehensive and reliable analysis of Irish sentencing law, with particular emphasis on general principles, it also analyses all recent legislation and its implications for sentencing practice. Extensive use is made of comparative law for illustrative purposes.

Key Features

A clear and comprehensive account of Irish sentencing law and practice
Analyses all relevant legislation and case law.
Incorporates relevant comparative material from other jurisdictions
New and extended treatment of general principles, mitigating factors and aggravating factors.
Discusses relevant case law of the European Court of Human Rights as well as EU directives.

New to this edition

A completely revised and rewritten edition of this standard work
A detailed analysis of recent guideline judgments of the Court of Criminal Appeal
Comprehensive coverage of legislation and case law on the suspended sentence, fines, and community service
New chapters and sections on firearms offences, fraud offences and white-collar crime.
A strong comparative approach with extensive reference to case law from other jurisdictions
Draws on recent social science research on youth offending and related matters.

Author

Thomas O Malley is a Senior Lecturer in Law at NUI Galway, a practising barrister, and a member of the Law Reform Commission. He has published widely in the fields of criminal law and criminal justice.

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Sentencing Law and Practice, 3rd Edition

Sentencing Law and Practice, 3rd Edition