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Core Part I: Crime
Quick questions on Sentencing and punishment: HSC Legal Studies
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What is the statutory purposes?Show answer
The Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 3A enumerates the purposes of sentencing:
What is the range of sentencing options?Show answer
In NSW, the menu (in approximate order of severity) is:
What is victim impact statements?Show answer
Victim impact statements are admissible under s 28 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW). They allow the victim or family member to describe the harm caused. They inform the sentencing judge but do not determine the sentence (R v Slack (2004) 58 NSWLR 552).
What is consistency in sentencing?Show answer
The Judicial Commission of NSW publishes sentencing statistics that help promote consistency. The NSW Sentencing Council reviews sentencing practice and recommends reforms. Despite these measures, public and academic debate over sentencing consistency continues, particularly for sexual offences and domestic violence offences.
What is recent NSW reforms?Show answer
:::mistake Common traps Listing the purposes without applying them. Markers want you to evaluate, not list.
What is citing repealed sentencing options?Show answer
Suspended sentences, home detention and good behaviour bonds were replaced in 2018. Use CCOs and ICOs.
What is treating BOCSAR data as advocacy?Show answer
BOCSAR (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research) is the official statistical agency. Cite it by name and year. :::
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