The sentencing advisory commission and the hope of smarter sentencing

The sentencing advisory commission and the hope of smarter sentencing

Bagaric, Mirko and Edney, Richard 2004, The sentencing advisory commission and the hope of smarter sentencing, Current issues in criminal justice, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 125-139.

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Title	The sentencing advisory commission and the hope of smarter sentencing
Author(s)	Bagaric, Mirko Edney, Richard
Journal name	Current issues in criminal justice
Volume number	16
Issue number	2
Start page	125
End page	139
Publisher	University of Sydney. Faculty of Law. Institute of Criminology.
Place of publication	Sydney, NSW
Publication date	2004-11
ISSN	1034-5329
Summary	Sentencing law practice - confused and incoherent Sentencing has been described as the 'high point in anti-jurisprudence' (Smith 1997:174). This comment reflects the fact that sentencing law is devoid of an overarching rationale. It is marked by a high degree of discretion and is shaped more by political expedience and intuition than informed inquiry and principle. The fact that sentencing is 'the most controversial and politically sensitive aspect of the criminal law' (Freckleton 1996:ix) has militated heavily against it being developed in a coherent and principled manner.
Language	eng
Field of Research	180110 Criminal Law and Procedure
HERDC Research category	C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002661

Document type:	Journal Article
Collection:	School of Law

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