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Zusatztext Having laid a convincing theoretical foundation for the justification of remorse as a mitigating factor for deserved censure, the second part of Maslen’s monograph reads like a bucket of ice water in the face, as she shows the injustice of the current arbitrary, inconsistent, and often illogical consideration of remorse as mitigating factor in the sentencing practices of various jurisdictions. Informationen zum Autor Hannah Maslen is the Deputy Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford. She is also a Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow at New College. Zusammenfassung This monograph addresses a contested but under-discussed question in the field of criminal sentencing: should an offender's remorse affect the sentence he or she receives? Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Remorse and its Relevance to Penal Theory Overview of the Book Part I Retributive Arguments 2. The Changed Person Argument 3. The Reduced Harm Argument Criminal Harm and Wrongdoing4. The Already Punished Argument 5. The Responsive Censure Argument 6. The Merciful Compassion Argument Part II Remorse and Sentencing Practice 7. From Murder to Marijuana: A Nuanced Approach to Remorse-based Mitigation 8. The Remorseful Recidivist 9. Remorse in the Sentencing Guidelines 10. Implications for Penal Theory and Sentencing
