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Zusatztext Brown’s work throughout is as meticulous as it is informative … There is much to learn from in this text, even for those who would consider themselves reasonably well versed in the area … [T]his commendable text is well worth reading for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the area, indeed, if and when the time does finally come for a guideline judgment on sentencing rape in Scotland, it is to be sincerely hoped that those presiding on the bench have it to hand. Informationen zum Autor Graeme Brown LLB (Hons), LLM, MSc, MJur (Dunelm), PhD (Edin), Dip LP, Cert FMS, NP is a solicitor and Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He was formerly a professional support lawyer to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, and Honorary Fellow in Law at the University of Edinburgh.An original comparative work looking at the sentencing practice for rape in six important common wealth jurisdictions, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Victoria in Australia and New Zealand. Zusammenfassung This book presents an in-depth comparative study of sentencing practice for rape in six common law jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. It provides a thorough review of the medical literature on the physical and psychological effects of rape, the legal and philosophical literature on the seriousness of the offence, and the victim’s role in sentencing. Given the increasingly common practice of perpetrators using mobile and online technologies to film or photograph the commission of sexual offences, the book examines recent socio-legal research on technology-facilitated sexual violence and considers the implications for sentencing. By building on recent scholarship on judicial decision making in sentencing and case law – comprising over 250 decisions of the relevant appellate courts – the book explores and critically analyses judicial approaches to rape sentencing. The analysis is undertaken with a view to suggesting possible reforms to rape sentencing in ‘non-guideline’ jurisdictions. In so doing, this book seeks to establish general principles for sentencing rape, assisting in the imposition of proportionate sentences. This book will be of interest to judges and practising lawyers; to those researching criminal law, criminal justice, criminology, and gender studies; and to policy makers, including sentencing councils and commissions, in common law jurisdictions worldwide. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Sentencing Rape: An Introduction to the Study 2. The Seriousness of Rape and the Victim’s Role in Sentencing 3. Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and Image-Based Sexual Abuse: The Filming of Rape and Sexual Assault 4. From Guidance to Guidelines: Rape Sentencing in England and Wales 5. A ‘Radically Different’ Approach: Rape Sentencing in Scotland 6. Proportionality and Individualised Justice: Rape Sentencing in the Republic of Ireland 7. ‘Pragmatism and Individualisation’ versus ‘The Mandatory Minimums Algorithm’: Rape Sentencing in New Zealand and South Africa 8. Principled Discretion in Rape Sentencing ...
