A perspective on the work of the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council and its potential to promote respect and equality for women.
by McCarthy, Therese
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp.165-178 In most justice systems in the developed world, police, courts and correctional services have had almost two decades of...
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The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council: incorporating community views into the sentencing process
by Freiberg, Arie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp.148-164 Sentencing is as much about politics as it is about law or criminology. It is as much about the emotional, affective and symbolic...
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The Sentencing Commission for Scotland
by Hutton, Neil
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp.138-147 The Sentencing Commission for Scotland was an independent, judicially led body that was set up by the Scottish Executive under...
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The Case for Best Practice Standards in Restorative Justice Processes.
by Leverton, Reed
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) American Journal of Trial Advocacy. 31(3):501-530. Although in its relative infancy, the modern restorative justice movement has enjoyed rapid and widespread growth both in the United States and internationally. Its growing popularity as a viable alternative to traditional...
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The Role of the Community in Applying Restorative Justice.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) International conference held in Kyiv, April 20-21, 2006. What can be done about crime? In small communities where people know each other well, they can often rely largely on informal social control; in large, anonymous cities, there is a greater need for formal agencies such as...
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The New South Wales Sentencing Council
by The Hon Alan Abadee, Gerry
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp.126-137 The New South Wales Sentencing Council has been in existence for over three years. When established it was the first of its kind...
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Restoring Juvenile Justice.
by Hines, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) GPSolo. 25(3):22-25. The article focuses on restorative justice in the U.S. for juvenile delinquents in light of the poor outcomes of the traditional justice system where sanctions are imposed to punish bad behavior. It states that restorative justice seeks to protect the...
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Restorative Justice and the Practice of Imprisonment.
by Johnstone, Gerry
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Prison Service Journal. Nov. 2007(174): 15-20. This paper explores the implications of these tenets for the practice of imprisonment. One implication seems clear: restorative justice, by putting in question a core belief underlying the practice of imprisonment, raises serious...
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Punitive Justice and Restorative Justice as Social Reconciliation.
by Szablowinski, Zenon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) The Heythrop Journal. 49(3): 405-422. The notion of justice is broad and complex. When we pursue justice too harshly after a conflict, we create new injustice and more victims; when we do not, the offenders usually keep hurting others and the violence is prolonged. As a matter...
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English sentencing guidelines in thier public and political context
by Ashworth', Andrew
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 112-125 The English approach to sentencing guidelines has changed markedly in the past decade. Since the early 1980s the Court of Appeal...
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The United States Sentencing Commission
by Gertner, Judge Nancy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 103-111 For over 20 years the United States Sentencing Commission has been widely criticized. Most recently, the Federal Sentencing...
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The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines
by Frase, Richard S.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 83-102 Legislature and the Guidelines Commission in Minnesota have taken steps to ensure that the public is informed of the...
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The Not on Our Watch Christian Companion.
by Leffel, Gregory
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Washington, DC: EnoughL The Project to End Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, A project of the Center for American Progress. Representing a broad Christian perspective, the Christian Companion expands the insights of Darfur activists Don Cheadle and John Prendergast from...
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Myths and misconceptions: public opinion versus public judgment about sentencing
by Gelb, Karen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 68-82 The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council (Freiberg, this volume; McCarthy, this volume) has, as one of its statutory functions,...
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Dealing the public in: challenges for a transparent and accountable sentencing policy
by Indermaur, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb, Eds., Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 45-67 The chapter begins with an overview of developments designed to accommodate the public into the formation of sentencing policy in...
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