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A.Stringer"And now, while the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criminaljusticesystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminaljusticesystem</a> is in flames – record, growing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/courtbacklogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#courtbacklogs</a>; record delays; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trials</a> unable to go ahead for a lack of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#judges</a> and £barristers; crumbling <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/courtbuildings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#courtbuildings</a>; overflowing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prisons</a>; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chronicunderstaffing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicunderstaffing</a> – the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LordChancellor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LordChancellor</a> has backed herself into a pointless, idiotic fight in which she may ultimately be forced to dismantle the one part of the system which was quietly and effectively getting on with its job."<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sentencingcouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sentencingcouncil</a><a href="https://thesecretbarrister.com/2025/04/02/we-need-to-talk-about-the-sentencing-council/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thesecretbarrister.com/2025/04/02/we-need-to-talk-about-the-sentencing-council/</a>

nicojI will not vote <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labour</a> again. Deliberately <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#racist</a> policies, to deal with their indecision and anti social policies. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SentencingCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SentencingCouncil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#racism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/01/lawyers-justice-secretary-shabana-mahmood-sentencing-council-guidelines" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/01/lawyers-justice-secretary-shabana-mahmood-sentencing-council-guidelines</a>

Mark BurtonNo <a href="https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BBCNews</a> they aren't "rules" but sensible guidelines.Government to override sentencing rules after 'two-tier' row - BBC News <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m9n4m7w3jo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m9n4m7w3jo</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SentencingCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SentencingCouncil</a>

Jose Pina-SánchezQuestion for <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/sentencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sentencing</a> scholars:Does anyone know where can we find the number of <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/PreviousConvictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PreviousConvictions</a> (<a href="https://sciences.social/tags/CriminalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalHistory</a>) recorded for offenders sentenced in the <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/CrownCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrownCourt</a>?Seems pretty basic but all I can find are indirect estimates through <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SentencingCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SentencingCouncil</a> surveys, not the exact figure.

Jose Pina-SánchezReport Launch Event: 'Towards a Balanced and Inclusive Sentencing Approach - Equality and Diversity in the Work of the Sentencing Council'.All welcome to this hybrid roundtable discussion. Organised by the University of Nottingham. Register at: <a href="https://bit.ly/inclusivesentencingapproach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/inclusivesentencingapproach</a><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Criminology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Criminology</a>, <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/criminology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@criminology</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalJustice</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Sentencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sentencing</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SentencingCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SentencingCouncil</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Disparities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Disparities</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Ethnicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ethnicity</a>

Jose Pina-SánchezIf you want a great example of <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/MixedMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MixedMethods</a> informing <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Policy</a>, check out this humble yet super consequential report by Emma Marshall from the <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SentencingCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SentencingCouncil</a> for England and Wales. <a href="https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/SC-Theft-road-testing-bulletin-FINAL-web.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/SC-Theft-road-testing-bulletin-FINAL-web.pdf</a>Using experiments and interviews with judges, and content analysis of sentence transcripts, she fine-tuned the guideline for theft offences to ensure that it would reflect the current sentencing practice, limiting increases in <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SentenceSeverity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SentenceSeverity</a>.

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