Batt O'Keeffe (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

A sentencing information system would enable a judge, by entering relevant criteria, to access information about the range of sentences and other penalties imposed for particular types of offence in previous cases.

The committee has carried out an examination of sentencing information systems developed in other common law jurisdictions. The committee is compiling research on sentencing jurisprudence within this jurisdiction and is examining a range of issues, including data protection considerations, with a view to evaluating the extent of the information which it would be feasible to make available on sentencing decisions.

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