Research and Learning

Further information

The Panel conducts research into areas of sentencing it would like to learn more about, and for which it may produce advice.

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Research reports
Date	Description
9 January 2008	Attitudes to the Sentencing of Offences Involving Death by Driving This is the fifth research report published by the Sentencing Advisory Panel. It contains findings from research which aimed to investigate the attitudes of the general public, including some relatives of victims, to sentencing for offences involving death by driving. Attitudes to the Sentencing of Offences Involving Death by Driving
04 December 2007	Methods of Calculating Fines in Magistrates’ Courts Methods of Calculating Fines in Magistrates’ Courts (file size: 4.98mb)
24 August 2006	Theft from a shop The Panel has published a report on the research it commission to identify factors that are likely to be associated with sentencing of theft from a shop. Research report - theft from a shop (file size: 359kb) Technical Report - theft from a shop (file size: 46 Kb) Consultation Paper (file size: 319kb)
24 May 2002	Rape The Panel has published a report on the research it commissioned into public attitudes to date rape and relationship rape Rape research report, PDF format (file size: 258kb) Rape advice, PDF format (file size: 46 Kb)
15 Jan 2002	Burglary The Panel has published a report on the research it commissioned into public attitudes to the sentencing of domestic burglary Burglary research report, PDF format (file size: 103kb) Domestic Burglary advice, PDF format (file size: 51 Kb)