Removal of judicial discretion by legislation, by setting a minimum or or mandatory sentence for a particular offence or type of offender.
What is manditory sentencing
100
Set by parliament, this is the maximum sentence available to a court to impose for an offence; the maximum penalty is rarely handed down.
What is maximum penalty
100
Circumstances that make an offence less severe; they can lead to a reduced sentence.
What is mitigating factor
100
A period of imprisonment, for which parole can not be granted.
What is non-parole period
100
Release of a prisoner before the expiry term, temporarily or permanently, on the promise of good behavior.
What is parole
200
A specified unit of money used in legislation to describe the fine payable, currently $110 in NSW.
What is penalty unit
200
Keeping a person in custody even though they have not committed any offence, in case of future harm they may commit.
What is preventive detention
200
A type of good behavior bond where the offender is released on condition of good behavior but placed under some form of daily supervision, such as daily reporting to a probation officer.
What is probation
200
Assets (money or property) obtained by an offender through their criminal activities.
What is proceeds of crime
200
Assets (money or property) obtained by an offender through their criminal activities.
What is proceeds of crime
300
Habitual or repeated acts of criminal behavior after having undergone treatment or punishment to deter such behavior.
What is recidivism
300
One objective of sentencing designed to reform the offender so that they do not commit offences in the future.
What is rehabilitation
300
Deep regret or sorrow for ones wrongdoing.
What is remorse
300
A form of sentencing involving a voluntary conference between the offender and the victim of the crime.
What is restorative justice
300
Punishment considered to be morally right or deserved because of the nature of the crime.
What is retribution
400
An appeal against the severity or leniency of a sentence.
What is sentencing appeal
400
A hearing following a finding of guilt in which a magistrate or judge will determine the sentence to be handed down to the accused.
What is sentencing hearing
400
Punishment against an individual offender aiming to deter them from committing crime in the future.
What is specific deterrence
400
A sentence of imprisonment imposed but suspended on condition of good behavior.
What is suspended sentence
400
`A written statement by the victim or victims family about the effects the crime has had on them, heard at the rome of sentencing.