CONFERENCE
SENTENCING
Principles, Perspectives & Possibilities

10 - 12 February 2006
venue
National Museum of Australia
Acton Peninsula
Canberra ACT

Conference papers, PowerPoint presentations and downloadable audio versions will be posted on this site as soon as they become available.


KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Twenty years of changes in the sentencing environment and courts’ responses
> Prof Arie Freiberg

PERSPECTIVES ON THE SENTENCING PROCESS
Sentencing aims from the perspective of a judicial officer
> Justice Frank Vincent
Judges’ attitudes and perceptions toward the sentencing process
> A/Prof Geraldine Mackenzie PPT
Public attitudes, the media and the politics of sentencing reform
> Dr David Indermaur

THE IMPACT OF SENTENCING

The impact of sentencing on the offender
> Prof James Ogloff
The impact of prison on crime
> Dr Don Weatherburn PPT

DINNER SPEECH

The High Court and changes in the sentencing environment
> Hon Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE
AUDIO

SENTENCING DISCRETION & GUIDELINE JUDGMENTS

Guideline judgments and standard minimum sentencing—an uneasy alliance in the Way of the future
> Dr John Anderson PPT
Empirical research on judicial attitudes to guideline sentencing
> Mr Perri Timmins PPT

RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY SENTIMENT & THE MEDIA
Judging in regional Queensland
> Judge John Robertson PPT
Sentencing as situated decision-making
> A/Prof Jeanette Lawrence
Do courts respond to the media in sentencing offenders?
> Mr Michael Pelly

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Empirical research on restorative justice: Observations of Aboriginal youths in conferences and the courts in the Canberra reintegrative shaming experiments
> Dr Nova Inkpen PPT
Applying restorative justice principles in the sentencing of indigenous offenders and children
> Judge Sarah Bradley
Circle sentencing of Aboriginal offenders
> Magistrate Doug Dick

SENTENCING FOR PARTICULAR OFFENCES

Sentencing for child sexual assault: With particular emphasis on the law of NSW
> Mr Ivan Potas
Sentencing drug offenders
> Judge Roger Dive
The sentencing of corporate offenders
> Mr Damian Bugg

 


THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE

Problem solving court programs in Western Australia
> Magistrate Michael King
Meaningless versus meaningful sentences: Sentencing the unsentenceable
> Deputy Chief Magistrate Jelena Popovic PPT
Applying therapeutic jurisprudence principles in sentencing: Courts, corrections and beyond
> Ms Astrid Birgden PPT

VICTIMS OF CRIME
The effect of victim impact statements on sentencing decisions

> A/Prof Sam Garkawe
Victims of crime, vulnerable citizens and the criminal justice paradigm
> Ms Tracey Booth
Evolving mechanisms for engaging victims in the sentencing process: Should victims have a stronger voice in court?
> Mr Michael O’Connell

VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND SENTENCING
Human rights aspects of sentencing
> Justice Terry Connolly
The role of the mental health professional in the sentencing process
> A/Prof Sandy Simpson PPT

HYPOTHETICAL
The Sentence of this Court

CURRENT RESEARCH IN SENTENCING
Sentencing research in Australia
> Prof Kate Warner
Psychological research on the sentencing process
> A/Prof Jane Goodman-Delahunty PPT

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

The role of Sentencing Advisory Councils
> Hon Alan Abadee
Sentencing of federal offenders
> Mr Brian Opeskin PPT
Intuitive synthesis or the structured approach?
> Justice Dean Mildren

WORKSHOPS
Design & content of sentencing courses for undergraduates & graduates
Workshop leaders: Dr Mark Nolan & Prof Kate Warner
Advocacy at sentencing hearings

Workshop leaders: Mr Richard Refshauge & Ms Sophia Beckett

 


ENQUIRIES
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E: sentencing@law.anu.edu.au
T: +61 (0)2 6125 2906
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