Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origins and nature of the sentencing guidelines in England and Wales / Andrew Ashworth and Julian V. Roberts -- The struggle for supremacy in sentencing / Andrew Ashworth -- Exploring the success of sentencing guidelines / Nicola Padfield -- Sentencing guidelines for murder : from political schedule to principled guidelines / Barry Mitchell -- Victims, sentencing guidelines, and the sentencing council / Ian Edwards -- The definitive guideline on assault offences : the performance of justice / Neil Hutton -- Complying with sentencing guidelines : latest findings from the Crown Court sentencing survey / Julian V. Roberts -- Remorse and sentencing : an analysis of the sentencing guidelines and sentencing practice / Hannah Maslen and Julian V. Roberts -- The role of public opinion in formulating sentencing guidelines / Mike Hough and Amy Kirby -- Nothing personal : the impact of personal mitigation at sentencing since creation of the Council / John Cooper -- A "decision science" perspective on the old and new sentencing guidelines in England and Wales / Mandeep Dhami -- Comparing sentencing guidelines : do the US systems have anything worthwhile to offer England and Wales? / Kevin R. Reitz -- The origins and evolution of sentencing guidelines : a comparison of England and Wales and New Zealand / Warren Young and Andrea King -- Living without guidelines / Tom O'Malley -- The struggle for sentencing reform : will the English guidelines spread? / Cyrus Tata -- Sentencing guidelines and European Union law / Estella Baker.