Risk assessments are conducted at a number of decision points in criminal procedure
including in bail, sentencing and parole as well as in determining extended supervision and …

The importance of improving consistency in sentencing has been underscored by
institutional reforms in a number of jurisdictions. However, the effectiveness of these policy …

The statistical “over-representation” of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice systems
(especially prisons) of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is not disputed. Sentencing is …

This study examines judges' value judgments on their remarks during sentence
pronouncements. We performed a content analysis of 93 sentence pronouncements from …

Recently the concepts of 'compassionate courts','humane justice','kindness in court', and
trauma-informed practice have emerged in legal theory and practice in the US, England …

Computer technology has profoundly changed both the law and legal practice and
continues to have a transformative impact on them. Initially, lawyers used computers to …

This article explores how South Australian judges use information about child sexual abuse
(CSA) victimization history and its potentially traumatic impact, when sentencing adult …

The 'England and Wales Sentencing Guidelines' aim to promote consistency by organizing
the sentencing process as a sequence of steps, with initial judicial assessments …

Criminal sanctions involve the deliberate infliction of hardship on offenders.'In sentencing,
the state acts in its most coercive and decisive manner:'the state may use its most awesome …

The influence of judges' characteristics on sentencing remains an understudied area
particularly in Asian contexts. Previous studies typically focus on the effects of judges' …