Mental Health and Sentencing: Literature Review: A Sentencing Academy report. Literature review prepared for the consideration of the Scottish Sentencing Council.

Ailbhe O'Loughlin; Jay Gormley; Lucy Willmott; Jonathan Bild; Julian Roberts; Anna Draper

Mental Health and Sentencing: Literature Review: A Sentencing Academy report. Literature review prepared for the consideration of the Scottish Sentencing Council.

Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Jay Gormley, Lucy Willmott, Jonathan Bild, Julian Roberts, Anna Draper

York Law School

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

The complex task of sentencing becomes even more challenging when the offender suffers from a mental disorder. When such individuals appear for sentencing the court must consider a wider range of circumstances affecting the offender's level of culpability. In addition, the priority of sentencing objectives may change, and certain disposals become more appropriate. A sentencing court has a duty to consider evidence of mental disorder placed before it, and must weigh the relevance and weight of this evidence. This report reviews the sociolegal literature addressing the sentencing of mentally disordered offenders.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	Scottish Sentencing Council
Number of pages	82
ISBN (Print)	978-1-912442-39-3
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2022

Keywords

Sentencing
Mental Health
Criminal Justice
Mental Health Law
Scotland

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https://www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/media/2211/20220331-mental-health-literature-review-final-as-published-20220512.pdf

Mental Health and Sentencing Literature Review for the Scottish Sentencing Council
O'Loughlin, A., Gormley, J., Willmott, L., Bild, J., Roberts, J. & Draper, A.
20/12/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Other project (funded) › Consultancy and other services

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O'Loughlin, A., Gormley, J., Willmott, L., Bild, J., Roberts, J., & Draper, A. (2022). Mental Health and Sentencing: Literature Review: A Sentencing Academy report. Literature review prepared for the consideration of the Scottish Sentencing Council. Scottish Sentencing Council. https://www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/media/2211/20220331-mental-health-literature-review-final-as-published-20220512.pdf

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