Remorse And Criminal Justice

This multi-disciplinary collection brings together original contributions to present the best of current thinking about the nature and place of remorse in the context of criminal justice. Despite the widespread and long-standing nature of interest in offender remorse, the topic has until recently been peripheral in academic studies. <P></P><P>The authors are scholars from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa and Australia, from diverse academic disciplines. They reflect on the role of remorse in law, for better or for worse; on how expressions of remorse are affected by the legal contexts in which they arise; and on the impact of these expressions on the individual, the court and the community. The work is divided into four parts ¿ Part I <EM>Judging Remorse</EM> addresses issues concerning the task of assessing remorse in the courtroom, usually prior to determining sentence. Part II <EM>Remorse Beyond the Courtroom</EM> explores the place and significance of remorse