Foreword; Paul Wiles 1. Sentencing Research and Sentencing Statistics; Julian V. Roberts and Mike Hough 2. Understanding Sentencing: Approaches to Research; Mandeep Dhami and Ian Belton 3. Overview of Sentencing Patterns and Historical Trends in Sentencing; Julian Roberts and Keir Irwin-Rogers 4. Public Knowledge of Sentencing Practices; Martina Feilzer 5. Consistency in England and Wales: New Findings from the CCSS; J. Pina-Sánchez 6. Sentencing Female Offenders; Carol Hedderman and Rebecca Barnes 7. Women and Sentencing; Loraine Gelsthorpe and Gillian Sharpe 8. Sentencing and Dependents: Motherhood as Mitigation; Shona Minson 9. The Role of Previous Convictions at Sentencing; Julian Roberts and J. Pina-Sánchez 10. More than a Single Crime: Sentencing for Multiple Offences; Natalia Vibla 11. Mitigating Factors at Sentencing; Hannah Maslen 12. Sentencing for Burglary; Keir Irwin-Rogers and Thomas W. Perry 13. Sentencing Murder: Lessons from Empirical Research; Barry Mitchell and Julian Roberts 14. Sentencing Young Offenders and Young Adults; Max Lowenstein