Courts and Sentencing

L. Vogel1*, A. Piper2 1 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University 2 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University *corresponding author: l.vogel@griffith.edu.au Perhaps one of the more robust findings in criminology research is that crime is often committed with others. As a result...
  • August 19, 2016
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L. Vogel1*, A. Piper2 1 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University 2 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University *corresponding author: l.vogel@griffith.edu.au Perhaps one of the more robust findings in criminology research is that crime is often committed with others. As a result...
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L. Durnian Griffith University, l.durnian@griffith.edu.au The rising rates of guilty pleas to serious criminal offences has transformed the prosecution process. While some studies link this historical development to the emergence of plea bargaining practices in nineteenth century American courts, scholars have...
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L. Durnian Griffith University, l.durnian@griffith.edu.au The rising rates of guilty pleas to serious criminal offences has transformed the prosecution process. While some studies link this historical development to the emergence of plea bargaining practices in nineteenth century American courts, scholars have...
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A. Freiberg1, A. Flynn2* 1 Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg, Faculty of Law, Monash University 2 Dr Asher Flynn, School of Social Sciences, Monash University *corresponding author: asher.flynn@monash.edu Across all Australian jurisdictions, the majority of criminal cases are resolved by guilty...
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A. Freiberg1, A. Flynn2* 1 Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg, Faculty of Law, Monash University 2 Dr Asher Flynn, School of Social Sciences, Monash University *corresponding author: asher.flynn@monash.edu Across all Australian jurisdictions, the majority of criminal cases are resolved by guilty...
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C. Farmer1*, I. Parsons2, M. Bargaric3 1 Dr Clare Farmer, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Deakin University 2 Ian Parsons, Deakin University 3 Professor Mirko Bargaric, School of Law, Deakin University  *corresponding author: clare.farmer@deakin.edu.au Sentencing law has been criticised for...
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C. McKay University of Sydney, carolyn.mckay@sydney.edu.au Since 2007 amendments to the Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 (NSW), sentencing hearings are no longer treated as ‘physical appearance proceedings’. This means that there is now a presumption in favour of...
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C. McKay University of Sydney, carolyn.mckay@sydney.edu.au Since 2007 amendments to the Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 (NSW), sentencing hearings are no longer treated as ‘physical appearance proceedings’. This means that there is now a presumption in favour of...
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Dr Nessa Lynch Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, nessa.lynch@vuw.ac.nz Murder, the intentional killing of another, is considered one of the most serious, if not the most serious, offences on the statute books.  The trial and punishment of...
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