Sentencing

Mandatory sentences in South Africa: Lessons for Australia? (with Stephan Terblanche), Law papers (2008)

Many of the most serious crimes that can be committed in South Africa are, since...

 

Sentencing, The Queensland law handbook (2007)

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Queensland's Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld) (the Criminal Code) and other acts set...

 

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The guilty plea discount: Does pragmatism win over proportionality and principle?, Southern Cross University law review (2007)

A discount in sentencing quantum is routinely provided to defendants who plead guilty to offences....

 

A question of balance: How judges sentence (2005)

How judges sentence is a question frequently asked, but infrequently explored. What factors are taken...

 

From prison hulks to penalties and sentences in Queensland: Lessons learned or history repeated?, Queensland lawyer (2005)

Understanding the history of crime and punishment allows a better contextual knowledge of current issues...

 

The art of balancing: Queensland judges and the sentencing process, Alternative law journal (2003)

This article gives an overview of an interview-based study of judges of the Queensland Supreme...

 

Criminal Law

Criminal law in Queensland and Western Australia (with Kelley Burton) (2006)

Criminal Law in Queensland and Western Australia is a new title in the Butterworths Questions...

 

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The Hanson trial: Please explain?, Southern Cross University law review (2004)

In what has been described in the media as one of the most sensational and...

 

Deaths in Custody

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’What really happened’ versus ‘What we can prove’: Tension between the coroner and DPP in Queensland (with Nigel Stobbs and Mark Thomas), Indigenous law bulletin (2007)

According to Queensland law, any death which occurs in police custody must be subject to...

 

Health Informatics

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Medico legal issues, Health informatics: An overview (1996)

This chapter aims to provide the reader with an awareness of the legal issues involved...

 

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Principles of sentencing (with Nigel Stobbs and Jodie O'Leary), Law papers (2010)

Sentencing of offenders is often described as a difficult task, requiring as it does the...