Law315 Criminal Sentencing and Punishment Notes for trimester 1 | 2026

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LAW315 CRIMINAL SENTENCING NOTES - T1 | 2026 Notes are thorough and a valuable asset to prepping for the assignment and exam if you're trying to get your head around some of the key terms and phrases across the unit. Examples are used to demonstrate theories/ terms applied with legal authority - very important. Content includes - WK 1 - THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT WK 1 – JUDICIAL REASONING WK 2 – PROCEDURAL AND EVIDENTIAL MATTERS WK 3 – AGGRAVATING FACTORS WK 4 – MITIGATING FACTORS WK 5 – IMPRISONMENT WK 6 – FINES AND INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS WK 7 – INCAPACITATION AND PREVENTIVE DETENTION WK 8 – DETERRENCE AND CRIME PREVENTION WK 9 – THE VICTIM AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WK 10 – REHABILITATIVE JUSTICE WK 11 – REVISION KEY CASES - These have been broken down to demonstrate the applicable theories they relate to which makes it easy to understand and apply the theory. MARKARIAN V THE QUEEN (2005) R V ENGERT (1995) VEEN V THE QUEEN (NO2) (1998) BUGMY V THE QUEEN (2013) R V WHYTE (2002) R V PREVITERA (1997) R V BERG (2004) THE QUEEN V DE SIMONI (1981)