Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy

ISBN-13: 9781843922773 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 256 str.

Arie Freiberg

Opis

Aims to analyse and explore the role of the public in the development of sentencing policy with particular emphasis on the emerging role of sentencing commissions, advisory councils or panels in a number of English-speaking countries.

Spis treści

1. Penal populism: sentencing councils and sentencing policy, Arie Freiberg and Karen Gelb  2. Sentencing policy and practice: the evolving role of public opinion, Julian V. Roberts  3. Penal populism and penal scandal in New Zealand, John Pratt  4. Dealing the public in: challenges for a transparent and accountable sentencing policy, David Indermaur  5. Myths and misconceptions: public opinion versus public judgment about sentencing, Karen Gelb  6. The role of the public in sentencing policy development under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines, Richard S. Frase  7. The failures of the United States Sentencing Commission, Judge Nancy Gertner  8. English sentencing guidelines in their public and political context, Andrew Ashworth  9. The New South Wales Sentencing Council, The Hon Alan Abadee AM RFD QC  10. The Sentencing Commission for Scotland, Neil Hutton  11. The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council: incorporating community views into the sentencing process, Arie Freiberg  12. A perspective on the work of the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council and its potential to promote respect and equality for women, Therese McCarthy  13. Sentencing reform in New Zealand: a proposal to establish a sentencing council, Warren Young  14. Proposals for a sentencing council in South Africa, Stephan Terblanche  15. A federal sentencing council for Australia, Australian Law Reform Commission  16. Institutional mechanisms for incorporating the public in the development of sentencing policy, Neil Hutton  17. Does it matter? Reflections on the effectiveness of institutionalised public participation in the development of sentencing policy, Rob Allen and Mike Hough

O autorze

Arie Freiberg is Chair of the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council and is the current Dean of Law at Monash University, following ten years as the Foundation Chair of Criminology at the University of Melbourne.

Karen Gelb obtained her doctorate in Criminology from New York University and is currently the Senior Criminologist for the Sentencing Advisory Council in Victoria, Australia. She spent five years at the National Centre for Crime and Justice Statistics, part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.