The volume will be of interest to all those working in penal theory and practice, criminal sentencing and the criminal law more generally. It will be particularly useful for students or readers seeking a concise and up to date summary of the issues and literature relating to desert-based sentencing. Von Hirsch provides an eminently readable account of some of the most complex (and unresolved) challenges to desert theory, such as the role of previous convictions at sentencing.
- Julian V Roberts, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books
No one is better positioned than Andreas von Hirsch to provide, what he modestly calls an overview but would be better described as, a definitive development of the desert model of criminal sentencing, from foundations to applications ... This is an excellent presentation of desert theory.
- Susan Dimock, York University, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books
An accessible and systematic restatement of the desert model for criminal sentencing by its leading academic exponent … The volume will be of interest to all those working in penal theory and practice, criminal sentencing and the criminal law more generally … Von Hirsch provides an eminently readable account of some of the most complex (and unresolved) challenges to desert theory.
- Julian V Roberts, University of Oxford, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books