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1. www.strath.ac.uk › humanities › lawschoolShowing Remorse: How do Courts Decide Whether a Defendant has ...

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   How is remorse shown and what are the consequences - for example for fairness and equality? In particular, this seminar asks participants to explore: Why do the criminal courts emphasize the showing of remorse more than the offering of an apology as the true measure of the wrongdoer's character?

2. kinchrobinson.com › 2015/03/04 › what-is-nonWhat is ‘non-reserved’ and ‘reserved’ legal activity?

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   Mar 4, 2015 · 1. The exercise of rights of audience. This is the right to appear before and address a court, including the right to call and examine witnesses appearing as an advocate before a court); 2. The conduct of litigation.

3. www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk › m3-remorse-revisedM3 Remorse revised – Sentencing

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   Oct 1, 2019 · M3 Remorse revised. Effective from: 01 October 2019. Care should be taken to avoid double counting factors including those already taken into account in assessing culpability or harm. The court will need to be satisfied that the offender is genuinely remorseful for the offending behaviour in order to reduce the sentence (separate from any ...

4. revolving-doors.org.uk › remorse-what-is-it-good-forRemorse: What is it good for? - Revolving Doors

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   Dec 11, 2023 · We believe remorse is an unreliable and potentially unjust criteria for sentencing and should be used with caution. Instead of relying on remorse as a decisive element in sentencing, a more equitable approach involves prioritising evidence-based evaluations of an individual’s circumstances.

5. www.legislation.gov.uk › ukpga › 2007Legal Services Act 2007 - Explanatory Notes - Legislation.gov.uk

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   This section lists the legal activities that are to be regulated under the Act (the “reserved legal activities”). Schedule 2 sets out the meaning of each activity. The definition of “legal...

6. academic.oup.com › book › 1657Remorse and Sentencing: An Analysis of Sentencing Guidelines ...

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   This chapter analyses the guidance relating to remorse in the English sentencing guidelines. We also examine the effect of remorse on sentencing practices, drawing upon recent findings from the Sentencing Council’s Crown Court Sentencing Survey (CCSS).

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   Should remorse be used in sentencing?

   • We believe remorse is an unreliable and potentially unjust criteria for sentencing and should be used with caution. Instead of relying on remorse as a decisive element in sentencing, a more equitable approach involves prioritising evidence-based evaluations of an individual’s circumstances.

   Remorse: What is it good for? - Revolving Doors

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   Is remorse a legitimate sentencing factor?

   • To conclude, remorse is a complex concept which has generated conflicting reactions from penal theorists and indeed the courts. In our view remorse is a legitimate sentencing factor for courts to consider.

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   Is remorse relevant?

   • To summarize, remorse is considered relevant from the perspective of sentencers, the general public, and other constituencies interested in sentencing. This does not establish the normative significance of remorse—which we shall shortly discuss—but it at least suggests consensus about its relevance.

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   Is remorse a mitigation factor?

   • At Revolving Doors, we have been thinking about this a lot recently. Recently, the Sentencing Council (which is responsible for developing guidelines around sentencing in England and Wales), held a consultation on mitigating factors in sentencing. One of the factors being considered was remorse and its place as a factor of mitigation.

   Remorse: What is it good for? - Revolving Doors

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   Should a court consider remorse?

   • Courts need the discretion to consider the genuineness of the remorse as well as a number of other dimensions. As noted, the timing of the remorse may, like the timing of a guilty plea, be significant. Consider an offender who experiences and expresses remorse immediately upon committing the offence.

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   Is remorse a secondary offence?

   • Little guidance is provided and it is ambiguous. The most detailed guidance instructed judges to weigh the remorse against the harm of the offence, but the offence of failing to surrender to bail is unusual, as it is a secondary offence, making it unclear whether this particular instruction has application to sentencing more widely.

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8. research.manchester.ac.uk › files › 84019090Remorse and the Courts: A Defence of Remorse-based Sentencing

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   Remorse plays a significant role in in sentencing decisions. Its presence is frequently seen as a mitigating factor and its absence as an aggravating factor. However, there is a great deal of inconsistency within the courts as to what the nature of remorse is, how it can be identified, its value, and the impact it ought to