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191-010 Sentencing Theory and Practice | |
Note | Formerly available as 191-307/407. Students who have completed 191-307/407 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr A Lovegrove |
Prerequisites | 37.5 points of 2nd/3rd-year level Criminology subjects for 3rd-year students. Admission to fourth year Criminology Honours for 4th-year students. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and a 90-minute seminar per week |
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 | An essay of 3000 words, and a 2-hour exam or a take-home test of 2000 words. |
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