Research finds that the threat of being sentenced to death has no bearing on how people contemplate violent crime.
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The decision is likely to be relied on by courts to order the Department of Correctional Services to grant offenders parole.
In the 10 years leading up to 2016, the rate of prisoner mortality rose by 15%. End-of-life options can be limited for inmates.
New South Wales law provides no clear definition of the crimes that fall into the worst possible category. This leads to inconsistent and unfair sentencing.
As a country that claims to uphold the human rights of all – including those before the law – Australia should take notice of international practice when it comes to life imprisonment.
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Professor of Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
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Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Death Penalty Project and Visiting Professor of Practice, University of Oxford
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Director of the University of Oxford Death Penalty Research Unit, Centre for Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
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Professor and Director of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Dayton
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Professor of Law, University of the Western Cape