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MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN SENTENCING - PAPERS OF THE SEMINAR HELD IN CANBERRA, FEBRUARY 11-14, 1974

NCJ Number
14544
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
255 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF SEMINAR PAPERS ON DIFFERENT CONCERNS OF SENTENCING SUCH AS SUSPENDED SENTENCES, PROBLEMS OF THE SENTENCING MAGISTRATE, AND SENTENCING DEVELOPMENTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
Abstract
ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED ON THE SENTENCING OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENDERS, SUCH AS THE DRUG OFFENDER, THE DRINKING DRIVER, AND THE VIOLENT OFFENDER. MODERN SENTENCING DEVELOPMENTS FOR TASMANIA, PAPUA (NEW GUINEA), ENGLAND AND WALES, NEW ZEALAND, AND NEW SOUTH WALES ARE PRESENTED. OTHER ARTICLES COVER TOPICS SUCH AS SPECIAL TRAINING FOR SENTENCERS, THE SUSPENDED SENTENCE, JUDICIAL ATTITUDES AND CONDUCT, MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE JUVENILE COURT, AND THE USE OF THE FINE, RESTITUTION, AND PREPARATION OF EFFECTIVE SENTENCING MEASURES.