Table of Contents

Part I: 1. The nature of sentencing and theories of punishment; 2. Plucking figures from the air: the instinctive synthesis; 3. The objectives that are attainable through sentencing; 4. High Court sentencing jurisprudence; Part II: 5. The principle of proportionality; 6. Aggravating factors; 7. Mitigating considerations; 8. The relevance of a guilty plea to sentence; 9. The relevance of prior criminality; 10. Aboriginality; Part III: 11. The nature of criminal sanctions; 12. Imprisonment; 13. Intermediate sanctions; 14. Discharges and bonds, fines and disqualifications; Part IV: 15. The way forward - strategic sentencing.

Promotional Information

This 2007 book analyses and evaluates existing standards and practices, and suggests how sentencing law should be reformed.

About the Author

Richard Edney is a senior lecturer at the Deakin Law School. Mirko Bagaric is a Professor of Law at Deakin University.