191-407 Sentencing Theory and Practice

Note

Available as 191-307 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

3rd-year: Any two second year-level Criminology subjects; 4th-year: Admission to Criminology Honours.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

An examination of sentencing law, the sentencing process, the purposes of and justifications for sentences, judicial discretion and sentencing guidelines, and the nature and effectiveness of the sentencing options available to the courts; an introduction to research into sentencing. As a result of this material students should understand the nature of sentencing and be able to evaluate research into the sentencing process.

Assessment

Up to 5000 words of written work at 3rd year level and 6000 words at 4th year level. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.