191-407 Sentencing Theory and Practice

Formerly available as 191-010/307. Students who have completed 191-010 or 191-307 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

37.5 points of second/third-year level criminology subjects for third year. Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in criminology.

This subject is 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, and is 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.

An essay of 2000 words and a 2-hour exam or a take-home test equivalent to 2000 words. Fourth-year students will complete an additional assessment equivalent to 1000 words.