Sentencing the multiple offender
Subtitle: judicial practice and legal principle
By: Austin Lovegrove.
Contributors: Australian Institute of Criminology.
Series: Research and public policy series,; 59; Research and public policy series ;; 59.
Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminology
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Canberra
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Australia -- Victoria.; Recidivists -- Australia -- Victoria.
Description: This study examines the approach of Victorian judges to the determination of sentencing for an offender convicted of multiple offences. Justice in sentencing requires fair, coherent and openly stated policies, and their consistent application in sentencing judgments. What is offered here is a description of current practices, as well as the legal principles underpinning them. Given that a substantial percentage of criminal cases involve a multiple offender and that the majority of offences are committed by repeat offenders, the sentencing of such offenders is a matter of significant public policy interest. The empirical work undertaken in this study indicates that there is a need to develop a more detailed and comprehensive set of sentencing principles and an associated numerical framework for guidance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-190).
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