Paige Darby
An evaluation of mechanisms for building community confidence in sentencing
Why is your research important?
The thesis will identify and evaluate mechanisms aimed at building community confidence in sentencing in Victoria. It will interrogate whether community views are being properly invoked in the public policy debate by building an evidence-base of the capacity for reforms to shape community confidence. I aim to improve the balance between reactivity and responsivity in sentencing reform and explore ways to better harness emotions in policymaking.
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Areas of expertise:
Criminal Law, Sentencing Law, Media and Crime, Criminology, Law Reform