Roll the dice, rational agent : should extra-curial punishment mitigate an offender's sentence?


Autoria(s): Duffy, James
Data(s)

01/08/2012

Resumo

It was rugby league State of Origin night 2008 and a group of adults had descended upon a house in Eagleby, Brisbane to have some drinks and to celebrate the game. At 11pm that evening, Shane Thomas Davidson entered the bedroom of the homeowner’s 10-year-old son, TC. Davidson approached the bed and began to massage the boy’s penis under his clothing, which caused TC to wake. Davidson stated, ‘Show me how big your willy is and I’ll show you how big mine is’. TC refused the request and after a small period of time, left the bedroom and told his father what had happened...

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/53266/

Publicador

University of Queensland Press

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/53266/2/53266.pdf

http://www.law.uq.edu.au/uqlj

Duffy, James (2012) Roll the dice, rational agent : should extra-curial punishment mitigate an offender's sentence? University of Queensland Law Journal, 31(1), pp. 115-130.

Direitos

Copyright 2012 James Duffy

Fonte

Faculty of Law; School of Law

Palavras-Chave #180100 LAW #extra-curial punishment #mitigation #sentencing #deterrence #retribution #mercy
Tipo

Journal Article