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Brown, Farrier, Neal And Weisbrot's Criminal Laws: Materials And Commentary On Criminal Law And Process In New South Wales, David Brown, David Farrier, Sandra Egger, Luke Mcnamara, Alex Steel, Michael Grewcock, Donna Spears Dec 2015

Brown, Farrier, Neal And Weisbrot's Criminal Laws: Materials And Commentary On Criminal Law And Process In New South Wales, David Brown, David Farrier, Sandra Egger, Luke Mcnamara, Alex Steel, Michael Grewcock, Donna Spears

David C. Brown

"The success of Criminal Laws lies both in its distinctive features and in its appeal to a range of readerships. As one review put it, it is simultaneously a "textbook, casebook, handbook and reference work". As such it is ideal for criminal law and criminal justice courses as a teaching text, combining as it does primary sources with extensive critical commentary and a contextual perspective. It is likewise indispensable to practitioners for its detailed coverage of substantive law and its extensive references and inter-disciplinary approach make it a first point of call for researchers from all disciplines. This fifth edition …


Crimes And Offenses Crimes Against The Person: Amend Punishment For Any Person Who Commits The Offense Of Simple Battery Or Battery Against A Sports Official Of An Amateur Contest, David Brown Dec 2015

Crimes And Offenses Crimes Against The Person: Amend Punishment For Any Person Who Commits The Offense Of Simple Battery Or Battery Against A Sports Official Of An Amateur Contest, David Brown

David C. Brown

The Act changes two sections of the Georgia Code to impose more severe penalties on individuals convicted of battery against a sports official. The Act makes battery of an amateur sports official a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.


Penal Culture And Hyperincarceration: The Revival Of The Prison, Alex Steel, Chris Cunneen, David Brown, Eileen Baldry, Melanie Schwartz, Mark Brown Dec 2015

Penal Culture And Hyperincarceration: The Revival Of The Prison, Alex Steel, Chris Cunneen, David Brown, Eileen Baldry, Melanie Schwartz, Mark Brown

David C. Brown

What are the various forces influencing the role of the prison in late modern societies? What changes have there been in penality and use of the prison over the past 40 years that have led to the re-valorization of the prison? Using penal culture as a conceptual and theoretical vehicle, and Australia as a case study, this book analyses international developments in penality and imprisonment. Authored by some of Australia’s leading penal theorists, the book examines the historical and contemporary influences on the use of the prison, with analyses of colonialism, post colonialism, race, and what they term the ‘penal/colonial …


Imprisoning Rationalities, Eileen Baldry, David Brown, Mark Brown, Chris Cunneen, Melanie Schwartz, Alex Steel Dec 2015

Imprisoning Rationalities, Eileen Baldry, David Brown, Mark Brown, Chris Cunneen, Melanie Schwartz, Alex Steel

David C. Brown

Imprisonment is a growth industry in Australia. Over the past 30-40 years all state and territory jurisdictions have registered massive rises in both the absolute numbers of those imprisoned and the per capita use of imprisonment as a tool of punishment and control. Yet over this period there has been surprisingly little criminological attention to the national picture of imprisonment in Australia and to understanding jurisdictional variation, change and continuity in broader theoretical terms. This article reports initial findings from the Australian Prisons Project, a multi-investigator Australian Research Council funded project intended to trace penal developments in Australia since about …


Criminal Laws: Materials And Commentary On Criminal Law And Process In Nsw, Alex Steel, David Brown, David Farrier, Sandra Egger, Luke Mcnamara, Michael Grewcock, Donna Spears Dec 2015

Criminal Laws: Materials And Commentary On Criminal Law And Process In Nsw, Alex Steel, David Brown, David Farrier, Sandra Egger, Luke Mcnamara, Michael Grewcock, Donna Spears

David C. Brown

The success of Criminal Laws lies both in its distinctive features and in its appeal to a range of readerships. As one review put it, it is simultaneously a “textbook, casebook, handbook and reference work”. As such it is ideal for criminal law and criminal justice courses as a teaching text, combining as it does primary sources with extensive critical commentary and a contextual perspective. It is likewise indispensable to practitioners for its detailed coverage of substantive law and its extensive references and inter-disciplinary approach make it a first point of call for researchers from all disciplines. This fifth edition …


Submission Letter To The Nsw Sentencing Council, David Brown, Julia Quilter Dec 2015

Submission Letter To The Nsw Sentencing Council, David Brown, Julia Quilter

David C. Brown

Re: Bail - Additional show cause offences We refer to the Attorney General's request for the Sentencing Council to consider a proposal to make amendments to the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) ('the 2013 Act') and specifically the Terms of Reference regarding the addition to the categories of offences for which the accused must 'show cause' before bail may be granted. The specific addition under consideration is with respect to an accused charged with a serious indictable offence committed: • while subject to a good behaviour bond, intervention program order, intensive correction order; • while serving a sentence in the community; …


Capitol Hints In Capital Cases , David Brown Dec 2015

Capitol Hints In Capital Cases , David Brown

David C. Brown

No abstract provided.


Evidence--Application Of Rule Against Impeachment Of One's Own Witness To Deposition Used At Trial , David Brown Dec 2015

Evidence--Application Of Rule Against Impeachment Of One's Own Witness To Deposition Used At Trial , David Brown

David C. Brown

No abstract provided.


The Klein Water Treatment Facility: Model For The New Superfund Management Strategy – Or- The Importance Of Being In The Wrong Place At The Right Time???, David Brown Dec 2015

The Klein Water Treatment Facility: Model For The New Superfund Management Strategy – Or- The Importance Of Being In The Wrong Place At The Right Time???, David Brown

David C. Brown

12 pages.


Collateral Estoppel Effects Of Administrative Agency Determinations: Where Should Federal Courts Draw The Line , David Brown Dec 2015

Collateral Estoppel Effects Of Administrative Agency Determinations: Where Should Federal Courts Draw The Line , David Brown

David C. Brown

No abstract provided.


Motor Vehicles And Traffic Equipment And Inspection Of Motor Vehicles: Change Provisions Regarding Certain Trailers And Semitrailers To Permit Use Of Surge Brakes, David Brown Dec 2015

Motor Vehicles And Traffic Equipment And Inspection Of Motor Vehicles: Change Provisions Regarding Certain Trailers And Semitrailers To Permit Use Of Surge Brakes, David Brown

David C. Brown

No abstract provided.