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.
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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