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Product DescriptionThe third edition ofWalker and Padfield's Sentencing: Theory, Law, and Practice is essential reading for students and teachers of sentencing and penology.Authored by one of the leading authorities in the field, the book is grounded in exceptional scholarship. Nicola Padfield expertly weaves together a broad range of theory, law, and practice to provide a rounded account of this multi-layered field of study.Online Resource CentreThe third edition is accompanied by a new Online Resource Centre, providing updates to the law, scholarship and practice of sentencing - an essential resource in this fast-moving area; and links to online sources of further information, including websites, journal articles, government reports, andstatutory material.About the AuthorNicola Padfield is a Senior Lecturer and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. She is the author of a number of books on criminal law and justice and is Editor of Archbold News. A qualified barrister, she sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court.