Legal Commentary – Beyond `Lenience': Personal Mitigation in Youth Justice

Ashworth, A. (1994) `Justifying the Grounds of Mitigation', Criminal Justice Ethics 13(1): 5-10.

Jacobson, J. and Hough, M. (2007) Mitigation: The Role of Personal Factors in Sentencing . London: Prison Reform Trust.

Roberts, J. (2008) `Aggravating and Mitigating Factors at Sentencing: towards Greater Consistency of Application', Criminal Law Review, 256-76.

Sentencing Advisory Panel (SAP) (2008a) Overarching Principles of Sentencing: Consultation Paper. London: SAP.

Sentencing Advisory Panel (SAP) (2008b) Principles of Sentencing for Youths: Consultation Paper. London: SAP.

Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) (2004) Overarching Principles: Sentencing. London: SGC.

Sentencing Guidelines Council (2008) Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines. London: SGC.

von Hirsch, A. (2001) `Proportionate Sentences for Juveniles', Punishment and Society 3(2): 221-36.

Zedner, L. (1998) `Sentencing Young Offenders', in A. Ashworth and M. Wasik (eds) Fundamentals of Sentencing Theory, pp. 165-86. Oxford : Oxford University Press.