Instinctive synthesis: exploring and explaining the Australian model of sentencing

Thesis

The instinctive synthesis [IS] model of sentencing applied by Australian courts is a deliberately unstructured approach. It requires sentencers to consider all of the relevant factors in a single step to arrive at the appropriate sentence. There is no common decision-making process or methodology to which sentencers must adhere. Instead, IS is designed to allow sentencers maximum judicial discretion and flexibility so that they may deliver individualised justice with each sentence.

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Authors: Tai, L

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Sentencing Guidelines; Instinctive Synthesis; Sentencing - Australia; Sentencing
• Subjects: Criminology; Law