NCJ Number
139941
Journal
Current Issues in Criminal Justice Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Dated: special issue (March 1992) Pages: 303-307
Date Published
1992
Length
4 pages
Annotation
New South Wales' Sentencing Act of 1989 abolishes remissions and requires the sentencing court to deal first with the punitive component of a sentence (75 percent) and then with rehabilitation (25 percent).
Abstract
The Act specifies minimum and additional terms and recognizes that special circumstances may exist with respect to sentencing. For example, the special needs of young persons or individuals with drug or alcohol problems may require a more protracted supervision period than that provided by a period fixed at one-third of the minimum term. The Act also contains provisions related to cumulative sentences, parole, sentences imposed for State and commonwealth offenses, escape offenses, and guidelines for courts to follow in framing sentences. 11 footnotes