Sentencing Rape

Sentencing Rape: A Comparative Analysis is a scholarly work, incorporating a very extensive review of comparative case law and academic commentary. It comprises an immensely valuable analysis of the different ways in which guidance has been deployed to sentencing judges in rape cases in the jurisdictions surveyed, and the author’s comparative analysis of the differing sentencing policy positions in those jurisdictions is erudite and impressive. The author’s writing style is clear and easily accessible, and without hesitation, I commend this work to anyone interested in sentencing law and policy generally, and specifically with respect to rape offences – Mr Justice John Edwards, Senior Ordinary Judge, Court of Appeal (Republic of Ireland) * Irish Judicial Studies Journal *This is an important and timely book … a most important resource for understanding and developing law and practice … a masterly and comprehensive examination of the subject. It ought to be compulsory reading for anyone with any part to play in the [sentencing] process. – Sheriff Alastair N Brown * Journal of the Law Society of Scotland *Sentencing Rape is well written, accessible, and meticulously researched. Brown offers a thorough review of the historical development of sexual assault offences and sentencing practices in each jurisdiction canvassed, highlighting the various aggravating and mitigating factors that have been, and continue to be, relevant to judicial decision making … The book is a must-read for anyone interested in sentencing practices generally, especially those interested in sentencing reform with respect to sexual offences. – Ashley Fulton * Saskatchewan Law Review *Brown’s work throughout is as meticulous as it is informative … There is much to learn from in this text, even for those who would consider themselves reasonably well versed in the area … [T]his commendable text is well worth reading for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the area, indeed, if and when the time does finally come for a guideline judgment on sentencing rape in Scotland, it is to be sincerely hoped that those presiding on the bench have it to hand. – Eamon P H Keane, University of Glasgow * The Edinburgh Law Review *

Graeme Brown is a solicitor and Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He was formerly a professional support lawyer to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, and an Honorary Fellow in Law at the University of Edinburgh, UK.