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Purposes and Factors in Sentencing
Sentencing and punishment
What this note covers
- The Legislative Framework: s 3A and the Purposes of Punishment
- Retribution: Just Deserts for Past Wrongdoing
- Deterrence: General and Specific
- Rehabilitation and Incapacitation: The Future-Oriented Purposes
- Restorative Justice: Recognising Victims and Repairing Harm
- Statutory Factors: Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances under s 21A
- Integrating Purposes and Factors: A Full Worked Example
7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes
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