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Perjury Or Subornation Of Perjury; Bribery Of Witness: Model Sentencing Guidelines § 2j1, Steven Chanenson May 2006

Perjury Or Subornation Of Perjury; Bribery Of Witness: Model Sentencing Guidelines § 2j1, Steven Chanenson

Steven L. Chanenson

No abstract provided.


Obstruction Of Justice: Model Sentencing Guidelines §2j2, Steven Chanenson May 2006

Obstruction Of Justice: Model Sentencing Guidelines §2j2, Steven Chanenson

Steven L. Chanenson

No abstract provided.


Standard Minimum Sentencing And Guideline Judgments: An Uneasy Alliance In The Way Of The Future, John L. Anderson Jan 2006

Standard Minimum Sentencing And Guideline Judgments: An Uneasy Alliance In The Way Of The Future, John L. Anderson

John L Anderson

This article will analyse the contemporary co-existence of standard non-parole periods and judicial guideline judgments in New South Wales. In R v Way, judicial interpretation of the standard non-parole provisions circumscribed their direct application. Subsequently, in cases such as R v Davies, R v AJP, R v Sangalang and R v Mills, the Court of Criminal Appeal has grappled with the meaning of the standard non-parole period as a "reference point" in sentencing and has expressed a view that the practical effect of these reference points will be to increase sentence levels for certain offence categories. Alongside this scheme stand …


Adult Punishment For Juvenile Offenders: Does It Reduce Crime?, Richard E. Redding Dec 2005

Adult Punishment For Juvenile Offenders: Does It Reduce Crime?, Richard E. Redding

Richard E. Redding

This chapter discusses the research on the general and specific deterrent effects of transferring juveniles for trial in adult criminal court, identifies gaps in our knowledge base that require further research, discusses the circumstances under which effective deterrence may be achieved, and examines whether there are effective alternatives for achieving deterrence other than adult sanctions for serious juvenile offenders. As a backdrop to this analysis, the chapter first examines the role of public opinion in shaping the get tough policies, and how policy makers have misunderstood and perceived support for these policies.


Reconciling The Booker Conflict: A Substantive Sixth Amendment In A Real Offense Sentencing System, Bertrall L. Ross Dec 2005

Reconciling The Booker Conflict: A Substantive Sixth Amendment In A Real Offense Sentencing System, Bertrall L. Ross

Bertrall L Ross

No abstract provided.


Booker On Crack: Sentencing’S Latest Gordian Knot, Steven L. Chanenson Dec 2005

Booker On Crack: Sentencing’S Latest Gordian Knot, Steven L. Chanenson

Steven L. Chanenson

No abstract provided.