How just is our criminal justice system? Crime reduction, retribution and their impact on substantive criminal law

刑罚目的对实体法的影响是巨大的。虽然已经有过各种尝试来发展刑事责任的一般理论，但这是第一次将综合惩罚理论应用于具体罪行和刑法的分析结构的研究。 通过探讨减少犯罪与惩罚之间的紧张关系，该项目形成了定罪理论；提出了改革核心罪行、刑法和系统量刑原则的具体建议；从而提高了刑事司法系统的效率、公平性和问责制。

The aims of punishment impact dramatically on the substantive criminal law. Although there have been various attempts to develop general theories of criminal responsibility, this is the first study to apply integrated theories of punishment to specific offences, and the analytical structure of the criminal law. By exploring the tensions between crime reduction and retribution, the project develops a theory of criminalisation; concrete proposals for the reform of core offences, a criminal code and systematic sentencing principles; thereby improving the efficiency, fairness and accountability of the criminal justice system.