ATS1282 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Victim Impact Statement, Schapelle Corby, Handling Stolen Goods
23 Sep 2013
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Over the past 20 years, become controversial. Why: contradiction between the state (or prosecution representing the satet) and the victim. Link between victims" interests and more punitive justice. Justice seen to be done or not done: punishment moved from public to private realm, public executions to prison (behind closed doors). Growth of the media plays a part in prosecution and sentencing being contentious. Law and order courts too lenient: donna fitchett: 2007: found guilty of murdering her two sons. 2010: found guilty (again) of murdering her two sons. Sentence: maximum 27 years imprisonment; minimum 18 years. Argued that she didn"t express remorse and that 27 years wasn"t enough: john xydias: 2010: plead guilty to 25 counts of rape and 61 counts of indecent assault. Sentence: maximum 28 years imprisonment; minimum 20 years. Argues that sentence should have been 1235 years imprisonment. Roberts and indermaur (2007): 4,270 respondents:
