Sentencing the Dangerous

Sentencing - Assessing Dangerousness
Regina v Johnson
Regina v Hamilton
Regina v Lawton
Attorney General’s Reference (No 64 of 2006) (Andrew Jones)
Regina v Gordon
CA:
20 October 2006
Daily Law Notes Summary
Strictly speaking, although punitive in its effect, a sentence of
imprisonment for public protection did not represent punishment
for past offending; it was concerned with future risk and public
protection.