NCJ Number
240214
Journal
Judicial Review Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: September 2012 Pages: 1-165
Editor(s)
Ruth Windeler
Date Published
September 2012
Length
165 pages
Annotation
This publication provides selected papers from the journal of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales.
Abstract
This issue contains six selected articles: 1) Cooperation and Convergence - Judiciaries and the Profession examines how the diverse judiciaries and legal professions of the Commonwealth can cooperate and converge; 2) Sentencing in the 21st Century examines the recent history of sentencing methodology in New South Wales; 3) The labyrinthine Nature of Federal Sentencing examines the intricacies of Federal sentencing; 4) Uncommon Statutory Interpretation examines the proper approach to interpreting statutes; 5) "Cross-over kids" - Childhood and Adolescent Abuse and Neglect and Juvenile Offending examines the causes of the over-representation of children in State care in the juvenile justice system; and 6) Consistency and the Commonwealth Sentencing Database examines consistency in the application of sentencing principles for Federal offenses between State and Territory courts.