Personal Mitigation, Public Opinion and Sentencing Guidelines in England and Wales.

The authors comment on an article by Austin Lovegrove about the role of personal mitigation under the sentencing guidelines set by the government of Great Britain. The authors explain some of the important flaws they identified from the analysis of Lovegrove and offer correction to misconceptions about the role of mitigation. They also examine the interpretation of Lovegrove on public attitudes in Wales and England.