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Still considerable work required to demystify sentencing - John Scott QC
When sentences are imposed, those involved in the case – victims, those being sentenced and the families of both can sometimes struggle to fully understand the sentencing process. So how can this be resolved? John Scott QC, former member of the Scottish Sentencing Council gives his view on how we can demystify sentencing.
Blog by Ryan Kelly MSYP
The Scottish Sentencing Council held a consultation workshop on the sentencing of young people at the Scottish Youth Parliament’s 70th National Sitting on 27th October 2019. Ryan Kelly, Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) for Coatbridge and Chryston, helped to facilitate the workshop gives his thoughts about the event.
Sentence discounting: sentencing and plea decision-making
Blog post from Dr Rachel McPherson which discusses the recent Scottish Sentencing Council publication on ‘Sentence discounting: Sentencing and plea decision-making’ by Dr Jay Gormley, Dr Rachel McPherson and Professor Cyrus Tata Centre for Law, Crime & Justice, The Law School, University of Strathclyde.
What do we know about sentencing sexual offences in Scotland?
The authors of two new reports published by the Scottish Sentencing Council on sentencing in sexual offence cases involving rape and sexual assault, provide a summary of the reports and discusses their findings. The literature reviews, were carried out by Dr Rachel McPherson, Mr Nicholas Burgess, Dr Jay Gormley and Professor Cyrus Tata of the School of Law at the University of Glasgow and the Centre for Law, Crime and Justice at the University of Strathclyde.
Developing smart principles for sentencing guidelines in Ireland
This is a blog post from Dr. Ian D. Marder (Maynooth University) and Dr. Eoin Guilfoyle (University of Bristol) which was originally written for the Irish Penal Reform Trust. Amongst other things it discusses how the Scottish Sentencing Council's principles and purposes of sentencing guideline could help in the development of a similar guideline in Ireland.