But sentences should reflect a better understanding of what works to reduce the "serious matter" of re-offending, he added, saying re-offenders "are likely to commit more serious crime".
She can (at least) but clear sentences in good order and make provocative points.
Other than a succinct, scene-by-scene breakdown, Ms. Tharp's program synopsis is but three sentences long.
The prison and jail populations have soared not because the police are catching more violent criminals, but because sentences have been lengthened and probation severely curtailed.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the offences committed carried maximum sentences of 10 years, but the four-year sentences were the lengthiest related to rioting so far.
Besides Hatley, Leahy and Mayo, two other soldiers received prison sentences but have since been released.
Eleven soldiers were convicted of breaking military laws, but many received sentences of a just a few years.
Offences recorded as hate crimes can receive higher sentences but for that to happen legislation would also need to change.
The commission also urged longer sentences but not the death penalty.
Mrs Cameron says the men will appeal against the sentences but the families were hoping they would receive a pardon from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed.
They too received seven-year prison sentences, but are currently free while their appeals are heard.
But he said death sentences appeared to be on the rise in recent years.
Rhetorically, it veered from high-class boilerplate to strong and simple sentences, but it was not pedestrian.
The 18 Mexicans had already been found guilty in December but were awaiting their sentences.
The court in Valparaiso gave both men three-year sentences, but said they could serve them under house arrest.
The killers were given life sentences, but released in 2001 with new identities and under certain licence conditions.
Criminal prosecutions of abusers are generally the responsibility of local authorities, but the act stiffened sentences for stalking under federal law.
Knox and Sollecito were also initially convicted of the murder and given long prison sentences, but were then acquitted on appeal and released in 2011.
"I understand that writers are trying to fit many ideas into short sentences, but these breakdowns are very distracting, " he added, shifting in his chair with frustration.
The barrister told the BBC "ringleaders should receive very long sentences" but warned "there was an issue of proportionality" over the way people already before the courts had been treated.
The law was meant to alleviate the disparity in federal sentences, but critics say placing restrictions on judges can exacerbate the problem by rendering them powerless to deviate from guidelines and laws that are inherently biased.
But some forms of community sentences do offer a little hope .
Lord McNally said reforms would enable "greater flexibility to resolve offences without the need for prosecution if this is in the public interest" but that "robust community sentences and, where necessary, custodial sentences will continue to be used for the most serious and prolific young offenders".
Both men started their sentences at Gloucester Prison but were then transferred to Leyhill.
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He said his view was that "this was a one-off operation, not likely to be repeated" but that "only substantial custodial sentences can meet the requirements of the case".
But we are toughening up community sentences so every sentence contains a genuine punishment, including fines, unpaid work and strict curfews and exclusion zones - which can be enforced with state-of-the-art GPS tracking.
The nuances are still there, but are reflected less in the words but the rhythm and intonation of sentences - the west coast "n'at" - stems principally from Gaelic, whereas the east coast "ken" from the French.
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