Library Resources for Criminology/Policing & Justice: Punishment & Sentencing

Produced by the Sentencing Council of Victoria. Visitors to Virtual You be the Judge can participate in various aspects of a sentencing hearing, receiving information from victims, offenders, prosecutors, defence lawyers and the judge.

Carlsmith, KM 2002, 'Why do we punish? Deterrene and just deserts as motives for punishment,' Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 83, no.2, ppp.284-299.

Moore, H 2017, Adelaide mother walks free after bashing daughter, Daily Mail, 8 September

Byrne, E 2017, Canberra fast food manager who had sex with 14yo colleague avoids jail, news.com, 18 September

The new statutory authority charged with overseeing many of Victoria’s most serious criminals has officially started work. Department of Justice & Regulation Victoria, 28/02/18.

Hosted by AustLII. This site contains articles about people smuggling and people trafficking.

The publications section includes access to the Victorian Criminal Charge book and the Victorian Sentencing Manual.

Hosted by the Australian Institute of Criminology.

Hosted by the Magistrates Court of Victoria

Hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.

Hosted by Amnesty International.

The Death Penalty Information Center is a national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.

Paper presented at the Criminal Lawyers of the Northern Territory 10th Biennial Conference, Sanur Beach, Bali, 2-8 July 2005.