Course: From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice

Now that Joe has been arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced, is there anything he can do? Well, he might just accept what has happened and get on with serving his …

You might remember Matt Matravers, in the video on desert and deterrence, suggesting that we should be willing to think differently about sentencing and not just be tied to the …

Here is another video for you to watch from the Sentencing Council’s website. As you watch the video, you could consider the questions posed for you below. They are just …

You might recall from the animation of Joe’s sentencing that an important driver for what sentence a judge will impose is the seriousness of the offence. Seriousness is referred to …

The scope of sentencing law is huge, so we will only be dipping in to some selected aspects of it. Section 142 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 tells us …

In this video, Matt Matravers discusses sentencing and rehabilitation. He identifies a number of reasons why rehabilitation might be difficult to implement in practice, and suggests why the concept of …

In this video Matt Matravers introduces the idea and function of sentencing and discusses how the practice of sentencing might be informed by principles of desert and deterrence. He also …

We’re still in the courtroom with Joe and we’ll use this animation to try to get an idea of some important aspects of the sentencing process. As with the trial …

We’ve followed Joe through the criminal justice system from the point of his arrest. Last week we looked at the trial process. Joe was being prosecuted for an offence of …

So now we know a few more things about how things might turn out for Joe. As Joe’s trial proceeds, we can expect the witnesses in his case to be …

Whether you read the news article on Jogee’s case, and / or the Supreme Court press release, hopefully you got something out of it. Did you notice that the Supreme …

In 2016 the Supreme Court – the most senior court in England and Wales – considered the appeal of Ameen Hassan Jogee, who had been convicted of the murder of …

Let’s step outside Joe’s story for a moment, and consider two other individuals in a different scenario: Michelle and Nigel have agreed to commit a burglary at Victor’s house. They …

The basic structure of the criminal law envisages individuals bearing responsibility for their own conduct. If I act voluntarily, and in breach of the criminal law, I am responsible for …

Let’s just have a quick reminder about where things are up to with Joe and establish how this activity and steps are relevant. You’ll recall that Joe has been charged …