{"product_id":"9781509975648","title":"Responding to the Culpable State Is Sentence Mitigation Appropriate?","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudies in Penal Theory and Ethics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eResponding to the Culpable State\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIs Sentence Mitigation Appropriate?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLeo Zaibert | Leo Zaibert | Julian V Roberts | Jesper Ryberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ Criminal Law \/ Sentencing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume explores ethical aspects relating to claims for mitigation arising from culpable state action (or inaction). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt answers the important and controversial question:  to what extent should the state mitigate sentencing for defendants who have been victims of state misconduct?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The volume explores the normative justifications for mitigation and answers many intriguing questions. For example, in terms of the procedural challenges, should the offender have to prove a causal link between state wrongdoing or neglect and the offending? Can a court take judicial notice of state-induced social adversity and apply this consideration to all affected offenders? Other questions relate to the implications for courts and sentencing commissions which issue guidance to courts regarding mitigation at sentencing. To what extent is the offender less culpable as a result of state misconduct, and what are the limits of any resulting sentence reductions? Do sentence reductions for state misconduct undermine proportionality, or deprecate the seriousness of the impact on the  victim of crime? Should this factor be included in any sentencing guidelines or possibly even as a statutory mitigating factor? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach contribution explores a distinct, cross-jurisdictional claim for mitigation on the basis of State negligence or misconduct towards the offender. The chapters all address the appropriate response of courts at sentencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Zaibert \u003c\/b\u003eis the Andreas von Hirsch Professor of Penal Theory and Ethics, and Director of the Centre for Penal Theory and Ethics, University of Cambridge, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian V Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Criminology, University of Oxford, UK. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesper Ryberg \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Ethics and Philosophy of Law, Roskilde University, Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHart Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509975648\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223571660940,"sku":"9781509975648","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_717c9887-a36e-43ac-975a-03d99b617d4b.jpg?v=1783077451","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509975648","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}