THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUNISHMENT AND SENTENCING

The International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing provides an interdisciplinary forum for scholarship on contentious and emerging issues and developments in punishment and sentencing in all jurisdictions. The journal commenced in 2004, and is now accepting submissions for (2010) vol 6 no 2 and vol 6 no 3.

A wide ranging journal published quarterly, The International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing will publish articles dealing with:

Theories of Punishment. Are societies justified in punishing wrongdoers? If so, why? Crime control, and in particular the type of punitive measures that are most effective in reducing crime; The rationales for sentencing. What are the aims of a properly focused sentencing regime? The efficacy of punishment to achieve traditional sentencing objectives, such as deterrence, rehabilitation and incapacitation; The merits of fixed penalties as compared to discretionary sentencing; New forms of punishment and crime control; Achieving proportionality between the crime and punishment; Race and crime; The relevance of aggravating and mitigating considerations; Model sentencing systems; Public opinion and sentencing. Despite the universal nature of punishment and sentencing, there is little convergence across cultures on the type of behaviour which is criminalised and the appropriate response to crime. The journal encourages submissions which both describe and evaluate the law in all relevant jurisdictions, thereby providing a sounder understanding of punishment and sentencing practices throughout the world.

 

The International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing is in its sixth year and has been received well by the scholarly community according to the Washington and Lee University law journal rankings. It is ranked number 23 of 97 Australian Law Journals and world wide it is in the top thousand of the more than 1600 ranked journals.

 

SUBMISSIONS International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing is a peer-reviewed law journal. All articles are reviewed within one month of receipt.

The editor is Professor Mirko Bagaric.

Submissions should be sent to bagaric@deakin.edu.au

 

STYLE GUIDE No particular style guide is prescribed. Authors must use a consistent referencing style throughout their paper, such as Harvard Blue Book referencing style or the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.

 

TO ORDER Price $AUS 300 per year (plus 10% tax for Australian subscribers).

Three editions per year.

 

TO SUBSCRIBE Send an email to john@vraclaw.com or go the contacts page and send an order to the address set out on that page.

Those wishing to subscribe to the journal in North America are advised to contact Gaunt, Inc, Gaunt Building, 3011 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217-2199 USA, who are the sole distributors of the journal in that area.

 

 

RECENT EDITIONS

VOLUME 4 NUMBER 1 2008

Deliberately Indifferent: Government Response to                                                                                                 HIV in U.S Prisons                                                                                           Kari Larsen

The Proportionality Thesis: Application and Analysis                                            Mirko Bagaric and Richard Edney

 

VOLUME 4 NUMBER 2 2008

Restorative Justice: Sketching a New Legal Discourse                                          Frank D Hill

Punishment in Wonderland                                                                              B. Potter, Jr.

 

VOLUME 4 NUMBER 3 2008

What Distinguishes the Evil of Genocide and How Should                                                                                           We Respond To It?                                                                                          Lisa Cherkassky

Making the Circle Stronger: An Effort To Buttress                                                                                                     Aboriginal Use of Restorative Justice In Canada Against                                                                                         Recent Criticisms                                                                                            David Milward

 

VOLUME 5 NUMBER 1 2009

Morality in Criminal Cases                                                                                  David Ross QC

Rehabilitating Durkheim: Social Solidarity and Rehabilitation                                                                                     In Eastern State Penitentiary, 1829 -1850                                                              Ashley T. Aubuchon-Rubin

Book Review Essay: Informal Reckonings Conflict Resolution In                                                                                   Mediation, Restorative Justice and Reparations                                                      Justice Gilles Renaud

 

VOLUME 5 NUMBER 2 2009

Grassroots Drug Court Policies Have Significant Impact On                                                                                         Rural Blacks                                                                                                      Latasha McCary

A Personal Affair: Moral Obligation And The New Common                                                                                       Law of Sentencing                                                                                              Hans H. Gorg

 

VOLUME 5 NUMBER 3 2009

Criminal Injuries Compensation, Victim Assistance Programs                                                                                       And Restoration In Australian Sentencing Law                                                         Tyrone Kirchengast

The Recidivist Wants To Be Punished - Punishment As An                                                                                         Incentive To Re-Offend                                                                                        Gabriel Hallevy

Book Review Essay: The Critical Criminology Companion                                            Justice Gilles Renaud

 

VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1 2010

Book Review Essay: Anger And Indigenous Men                                                        Justice Gilles Renaud

The Banality Of Punishment: Context Specificity And                                                                                     Justifying Punishment Of Extraordinary Crimes                                                        Gavin Dingwall and Tim Hillier

Lethal Injection: Constitutional Method Of Execution Or                                                                                       Cruel And Unusual Punishment                                                                             Amanda Chew