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In the previous chapter, in drawing a distinction between rationalisation and mitigation, it was suggested that mitigation is a formal ‘account’ (Scott and Lyman 1968) of a criminal offence offered publicly in order to reduce judgements by others of culpability and consequent punishment. This definition now requires deeper inspection, in order to determine the similarities and differences between accounts offered in everyday life and mitigation in the courtroom.
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Rumgay, J. (1998). Responsibility and Mitigation. In: Crime, Punishment and the Drinking Offender. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26919-8_4
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