Claim: Punishments should be tailored to fit the circumstances of individual offenses
What evidence supports this claim?
1. Mandatory sentencing laws prevent judges from taking into consideration aggravating and mitigating circumstances when imposing punishment .
2. This is because by nature , fixed penalties must ignore whether mandatory sentences have beneficial or deleterious effects on the victims and on the family and associates of the defendant .
3. At times , this results in greater injury to society than a more lenient alternative .
4. Instead sentencing should be much more flexible to take into account all the different circumstances of a case and the nature of the crime .
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6. Stith 1998
Påstående: Straff bör skräddarsys för att passa omständigheterna kring enskilda brott Vilka bevis stöder detta påstående?
Claim: Punishment should be tailored to suit the circumstances of individual crimes What evidence supports this claim?
1. Obligatoriska strafflagar hindrar domare från att ta hänsyn till försvårande och mildrande omständigheter när de utdömer straff. 2. Detta beror på att till sin natur måste fasta påföljder bortse från om obligatoriska straff har positiva eller skadliga effekter på offren och på familjen och närstående till den tilltalade. 3. Ibland resulterar detta i större skador på samhället än ett mer överseende alternativ. 4. I stället bör domen vara mycket mer flexibel för att ta hänsyn till alla de olika omständigheterna i ett fall och brottets art. 5. 1 . 6. Stith 1998
1. Mandatory criminal laws prevent judges from taking into account aggravating and mitigating circumstances when imposing penalties. 2. This is because, by its nature, firm sanctions must disregard whether mandatory penalties have positive or harmful effects on victims and on the family and family of the defendant. 3. Sometimes this results in greater damage to society than a more lenient alternative. 4. Instead, the judgment should be much more flexible to take into account all the different circumstances of a case and the nature of the crime. 5. 1 . 6. Stith 1998