Lightowlers, C orcid.org/0000-0002-0608-8141 and Pina-Sánchez, J (2017) Intoxication and assault: an analysis of Crown Court sentencing practices in England and Wales. British Journal of Criminology, 58 (1). pp. 132-154. ISSN 0007-0955
Abstract
Little is known about how the Sentencing Council’s guidance to treat intoxication as aggravation is applied in practice. With reference to assault offences, this study examines: whether intoxication has an aggravating effect; whether this is moderated through other characteristics of the case; and whether any effect is consistent across Crown Court locations. The probability of custody and sentence severity are modelled using (ordered) logit multilevel models and data from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey. The probability of receiving a custodial or severe sentence when intoxication features is increased, however, is moderated if the offence is deemed an isolated incident. Effects are relatively consistent across Crown Court locations, however ongoing monitoring of how intoxication shapes sentencing practice it is encouraged.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017, The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (ISTD). All rights reserved. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the British Journal of Criminology following peer review. The version of record, 'Lightowlers, C and Pina-Sánchez, J (2017) Intoxication and assault: an analysis of Crown Court sentencing practices in England and Wales. British Journal of Criminology, 58 (1). pp. 132-154,' is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx008 |
Keywords: | alcohol, intoxication, violence, assault, sentencing, sentencing guidelines |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2017 12:53 |
Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2019 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/bjc/azx008 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:111399 |