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Title: Sentencing - Hot Topics series no 55
About: The role of sentencing in the criminal justice system; how a penalty is determined; sentencing options; circle sentencing; factors considered when imposing a sentence for offenders with a mental illness and Aboriginal offenders; appeals; majority verdicts, and the role of discretion in the sentencing process.
Author: Jason Keane, Criminal Law Review Division, NSW Attorney General's Dept
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Title: Court Chapter 14: The law handbook 11th edition
About: Covers dealings in the Local Court, prosecution, defences to prosecution, rules of evidence, penalties, penalty units, sentencing, civil cases, appeals, offences tried by a judge and jury. Criminal records and representing yourself in court.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Sentencing - Hot Topics series no 55
About: The role of sentencing in the criminal justice system; how a penalty is determined; sentencing options; circle sentencing; factors considered when imposing a sentence for offenders with a mental illness and Aboriginal offenders; appeals; majority verdicts, and the role of discretion in the sentencing process.
Author: Jason Keane, Criminal Law Review Division, NSW Attorney General's Dept
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Brown, Farrier, Neal and Weisbrot's criminal laws: materials and commentary on criminal law and process in New South Wales. 4th edition
About: General principles of criminal law; fair trial, elements of criminal offences including actus reus and mens rea; criminal defences, murder, manslaughter, sexual assault, larceny, robbery, drug offences and sentencing. Includes extracts from cases and other legal resources, and new developments cush as the International Criminal Court.
Author: Brown, David et al
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Title: Criminal practice and procedure
About: Criminal procedure, evidence, appeals from Magistrates decisions, sentencing, criminal responsibility, the Crimes Act, trial procedure, bail, drugs, summary and indictable offences, road traffic offences and the Australian Road Rules, firearms, children and criminal law, mental health, defence costs, confiscation, victims, administration of sentences, indictments, coronial inquiries, and the Coroners Court, investigatory commissions such as the ICAC, Royal Commissions, the Police Integrity Commission. Location number Ref/NQ345.94405/7 and
Where: Available from the Legal Information Access Centre, State Library of NSW
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