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Mitigating Motherhood

A study of the impact of motherhood on sentencing decisions in England and Wales

  • Price: £0.00

  • ISBN: 978-1-905994-76-2

  • Published: 2014

  • Pages: 46

  • Publisher: Howard League

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Mitigating motherhood

This article by Shona Minson, winner of the 2013 John Sunley prize, explores the impact of motherhood as a mitigating influence on sentencing decisions in England and Wales.

The John Sunley Prize celebrates excellence and the impact of post graduate research into penal issues.

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