This book is an essential resource for practitioners or students. Professor Geoff Hall presents the new statutory regime, an introduction to principles and operation of sentencing principles, a full analysis of the Act, and the relevant statutes.
Published: 10 November, 2014
Publisher: LexisNexis New Zealand
Sentencing Law and Practice 3rd edition provides a comprehensive overview of sentencing law in New Zealand by sentencing expert Professor Geoff Hall. Taken from the authoritative looseleaf Hall's Sentencing, this text includes the annotated Sentencing Act 2002 as well as in-depth commentary on the principles of sentencing. This text will be an invaluable resource for law students, practitioners, and those working in the field of criminal sentencing.
Part I: Principles of Sentencing
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Legislative guidance
Chapter 3 - Appellate guidance
Chapter 4 - The aims and objectives of sentencing
Chapter 5 - Determining the appropriate sentence
Chapter 6 - The natire and gravity of the offence
Chapter 7 - Circumstances of the offender
Chapter 8 - Behaviour or circumstances of the offender subsequent to the offence
Chapter 9 - Factors not to be considered by the court as aggravating
Part II: Sentencing Act 2002
Part 1 - Sentencing purposes and principles, and provisions of general application
Part 2 - Sentences, orders, and related matters