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Jurors' views of suspended sentences
Citation
Warner, K and Spiranovic, CA, Jurors' views of suspended sentences, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 47, (1) pp. 141-159. ISSN 0004-8658 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/0004865813497731
Abstract
This article examines jurors’ views on sentencing from trials returning guilty verdicts where
the offender has been sentenced to a wholly suspended sentence or where jurors have
suggested a wholly suspended sentence as the most appropriate sentencing outcome. It
challenges the poor public image of suspended sentences and provides further evidence
that informed judgement on sentencing issues reveals a public that is not as punitive as is
commonly portrayed. However, rather than claiming that the findings support the intrinsic
worth of wholly suspended sentences, it is suggested that they indicate a desire to avoid
immediate prison sentences in many cases. In other words it shows there is considerable
support for non-custodial options in the kinds of cases that attract wholly suspended
sentences, even in the case of some crimes of violence.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | jurors’ perceptions, jury studies, public opinion, sentencing, suspended sentence |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Criminology |
Research Field: | Courts and sentencing |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
Objective Field: | Criminal justice |
UTAS Author: | Warner, K (Professor Kate Warner) |
UTAS Author: | Spiranovic, CA (Dr Caroline Spiranovic) |
ID Code: | 91398 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
Deposited By: | Faculty of Law |
Deposited On: | 2014-05-16 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-08 |
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