trial court's reasons for the downward departure, and Koon and Powell petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the circuit court of appeals in part and reversed it in part. Specifically, the Court said that the ...
This is the long-awaited second edition of Australia's leding text on the law of sentencing. It examines sentencng principles of general application thoughout Australia, as well as the law applicable to the sentencing of federal offenders.
Fox and Freiberg have written a comprehensive book on federal and state law relating to the sentencing of offenders in the state of Victoria, Australia.
The main aim of the book is to provide an integrated analysis of sentencing theory, law and policy by examining the following key areas: - dangerous offenders, mentally abnormal offenders and sex offenders, drug-related crime, white-collar ...
This book examines the process and purpose of sentencing in the criminal justice system, beyond the confines of its legalistic aspects.
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