Sentencing Conference 2008

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Consistency and Sentencing - Chief Justice JAMES SPIGELMAN AC, Supreme Court NSW          cached

Sentencing and Legislation or Judicial Discretion ? - Justice BRUCE DEBELLE, Supreme Court                                                                                          South Australia

Sentencing: Legislation or judicial discretion - Mr BILL STEFANIAK MLA, Shadow Attorney-General, ACT Legislative Assembly

Do Suspended Sentences Undermine Public Confidence in the Justice System ? - Prof ARIE FREIBERG & Ms VICTORIA MOORE, Sentencing Advisory Council, Victoria

Research on the Judiciary’s View of Suspended Sentences- Ms LORANA BARTELS, PhD candidate, University of Tasmania

Sentencing Issues and the Launch of the Commonwealth Sentencing Database - The Hon BOB DEBUS MP, Minister for Home Affairs (Cth)

Culture and Sentencing Aboriginal Offenders - Prof MICHAEL DODSON AM, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, The Australian National University

Mainstream Law and Culture Working Together with Aboriginal Law and Culture? - Mr REX WILD QC, Barrister, Northern Territory, Co-chair of the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse Inquiry

The ‘Recognition’ of Cultural Background in Indigenous Sentencing - Dr IRENE WATSON, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney

Sentencing in Magistrates’ and Local Courts in Australia - Chief Magistrate IAN GRAY, Magistrates Court of Victoria

A Looking Glass on Summary Sentencing in New Zealand - Chief Judge RUSSELL JOHNSON, District Court of New Zealand

Jurors as a Source of Informed Public Opinion and a Vehicle for Improving Public Knowledge - Prof KATE WARNER, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania & Dr JULIA DAVIS, University of South Australia

Examining the Case for More Jury Participation in Sentencing - Dr DAVID TAIT, School of Law, University of Canberra

Jury Participation in the Sentencing Process - Ms DONNA HAYWARD, Law Reform Commission NSW

Preventive Detention in Criminal Matters & the Judicial Assessment of Risk - Dr HEATHER DOUGLAS, TC Beirne School of Law University of Queensland

Balancing Rights: Arguments for indefinite sentencing in Australia - Ms HETTY JOHNSON & Ms CAROL RONKEN, Bravehearts Inc, Qld

The Changing Face of Preventive Detention in New Zealand - Mr CHRIS HURD, Sentencing and Corrections Team, Ministry of Justice, NZ

The Prosecution of Environmental Offences in New Zealand - Mr TREVOR DAYA-WINTERBOTTOM, School of Law, University of Waikato New Zealand

Sentencing For Environmental Offences: An Australian exploration - Dr ROBYN BARTEL, University of New England NSW

Crown Appeals against Sentence and Double Jeopardy - Mr NICK COWDERY, Director of Public Prosecutions NSW

Sentence appeals in NSW: Success rates and recent law - Mr HUGH DONNELLY, Judicial Commission of NSW

Sentencing Discounts: are they worth the effort ? - Justice ROD HOWIE, Supreme Court of NSW

Sentencing Indications and Discounts in Magistrates Courts - Deputy Chief Magistrate ANDREW CANNON, Magistrates Court of South Australia

Crime, Punishment and Mental Illness - Ms JENNY SPEED, Australian Mental Health Consumer Network

Mental Illness and Prescription Medication: Implications for offending behaviour - Ms GEORGINA SPILSBURY, Ms Anne ROSEN, Ms Sene HICKS, Peta O'MELEY, NSW Department of Corrective Services

Sentencing Offenders With Autistic Spectrum Disorders - Ms VICKI GIBBS, Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)

Sentencing Young Offenders - Magistrate PAUL MULRONEY, Children's Court NSW

Subjective Reactions to a Sentencing Hearing Before the NSW Children’s Court - Dr ANDREW MCGRATH, Centre for Early Childhood, Macquarie University NSW

What Happens to the Kids When a Parent is Sentenced ? - Ms HELEN WISEMAN & Ms GLORIA LARMAN, Shine for Kids