The Language of Sentencing

Corda, A. (Organiser)
Rory Kelly (Invited speaker)

School of Law

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Period	18 Jan 2023
Event type	Seminar
Degree of Recognition	National

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The Language of Sentencing Dr Rory Kelly, University College London, Faculty of Law Key terms in sentencing law are often misleading. An offender will not serve five years in prison when sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Suspended sentences are not suspended. The victim does not receive the victim surcharge. In this talk Dr Rory Kelly (UCL) will discuss the number of problems the misleading language of sentencing poses. This state of affairs may lead to confusion and/or dissatisfaction from stakeholders in criminal justice. It may also prompt creeping punitivism where the realities of a sentence are less severe than the label