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- Evaluations of remorse play a crucial role in a wide range of criminal justice determinations. They influence sentencing hearings; parole, probation, and clemency determinations; forensic evaluations; decisions on whether to try a juvenile as an adult; and even (counterintuitively) determinations of guilt or innocence.
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Evidence of remorse appears to influence decision-making in a number of stages of the criminal process. But should it? Remorse might have an appropriate role given certain assumptions about the general justifying aim of criminal justice.
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).
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
Oct 1, 2019 · 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 guilty plea reduction). Lack of remorse should never be treated as an aggravating factor. Remorse can present itself in many different ways.
Mar 6, 2024 · Remorse. 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 guilty plea reduction). Lack of remorse should never be treated as an aggravating factor. Remorse can present itself in many ways.
Oct 23, 2015 · Abstract. A defendant’s failure to show remorse is one of the most powerful factors in criminal sentencing, including capital sentencing. Yet there is currently no evidence that remorse can...
Precisely how should remorse enter into the sentencing equation? How should the mitigating weight of remorse interact with other aggravating and mitigating factors? Are there some offence or offender characteristics that preclude remorse-based mitigation?
