Weighing in the balance: Reflections on the sentencing process from a children's rights perspective

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dc.contributor.authorDonson, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorParkes, Aisling
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-17T14:52:34Z
dc.date.available2018-01-17T14:52:34Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-14
dc.date.updated2018-01-17T14:27:41Z
dc.description.abstractA substantial body of research now exists indicating that parental imprisonment can produce multiple negative effects on dependent children. While the criminal justice system can respond to this post-imprisonment through positive interventions, an important question arises as to whether courts should take into account the impact of imprisonment on the children of offenders at the point of sentencing. The recognition of children’s rights in many jurisdictions has prompted courts to develop approaches that take account of these important third party considerations. This article will explore how the courts of South Africa and England and Wales have made space for the rights of children of offenders within the sentencing process and consider whether Ireland might adopt such an approach. Central to this process is how relevant information regarding dependent children can best be presented to the sentencing court. The article will therefore examine the potential introduction of child impact statements into the Irish sentencing process, and the extent to which probation officers are suited to adapting their current pre-sanction report role to include child impact information.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationDonson, F. and Parkes, A. (2016) 'Weighing in the balance: Reflections on the sentencing process from a children’s rights perspective', Probation Journal, 63(3), pp. 331-346. doi: 10.1177/0264550516649575en
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0264550516649575
dc.identifier.endpage346en
dc.identifier.issn0264-5505
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleProbation Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage331en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5291
dc.identifier.volume63en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen
dc.relation.urihttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0264550516649575
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2016. This accepted manuscript version is reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. The published version is available at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0264550516649575en
dc.subjectSentencingen
dc.subjectProbation officersen
dc.subjectChildren of prisonersen
dc.subjectChildren’s rightsen
dc.subjectPre-sentence reportsen
dc.subjectChild impact statementsen
dc.subjectGuardian Ad Litemen
dc.subjectProbationen
dc.titleWeighing in the balance: Reflections on the sentencing process from a children's rights perspectiveen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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