Summary Offences in Victoria

Summary Offences in Victoria
Author: Kyle McDonald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2017-06-25
Genre: Practice of law
ISBN: 9780455237039

Summary Offences in Victoria is an essential resource for legal practitioners and police, assisting those who have responsibility for charging defendants and for prosecuting and defending them in Victoria's Magistrates' Courts. It is also an invaluable and highly accessible guide for students of law and legal studies.

Indictable Offences in Victoria

Indictable Offences in Victoria
Author: Ian R. Freckelton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1244
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Criminal law
ISBN: 9780455219486

Indictable Offences in Victoria 5th Edition, is an invaluable resource for legal practitioners and police, assisting those who have responsibility for charging defendants and for prosecuting and defending them in the Victoria's criminal justice system. The work comprehensively and clearly sets out all matters relevant to the prosecution of indictable offences in Victoria utilising a succinct alphabetical catalogue of all indictable offences. Expert commentary by eminent barrister and academic, Dr Ian Freckelton SC, is accompanied by the text of the relevant legislative provisions. The fifth edition is revised to incorporate new offences from the Crimes Act 1958. It also deals with offences under a range of other legislation including the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, the Infertility Treatment Act 1995, the Environmental Protection Act 1970 and the Marine Act 1988. References to textbooks, looseleaf services, articles and caselaw are all significantly updated to ensure Indictable Offences in Victoria continues to provide an excellent practical guide to criminal justice in Victoria, while ensuring the work is also accessible to students of law and legal studies. Indictable Offences in Victoria 5th Edition is an essential resource for anyone practicing, enforcing or studying criminal law in Victoria.

Jury Directions

Jury Directions
Author: New South Wales. Law Reform Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2012
Genre: Instructions to juries
ISBN: 9780734726803

This report is about the directions that judges give to juries in the course of a criminal trail, and particularly at the summing up. These directions are designed to help jurors understand as much of the law and the issues that arise in the case as they need to make proper use of the evidence and to reach a verdict.

Bourke's Criminal Law Victoria

Bourke's Criminal Law Victoria
Author: Gerard Nash
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Criminal law
ISBN: 9780409337174

The work, extracted from the four volume looseleaf service Bourkes Criminal Law Victoria, provides extensive coverage of legislation and authoritative annotations. Nash adjunct professor at RMIT.

Pleading Not Guilty in a Criminal Matter

Pleading Not Guilty in a Criminal Matter
Author: Josh Taaffe and Dee Giannopoulos
Publisher: Doogue + George Defence Lawyers
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2014-07-02
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Know the processes involved when pleading not guilty in a criminal matter. Learn about the fundamental rights of an accused, the meaning of presumption of innocence, and the concept of beyond reasonable doubt. If you have been accused of a crime in Victoria, Australia and are looking to contest the charge, this ebook will walk you through the steps that take place at the Magistrates', County, and the Supreme Courts. Police investigative techniques are also discussed including case studies and the advantages and disadvantages of taking part in police interviews.

Image-based Sexual Abuse

Image-based Sexual Abuse
Author: Nicola Henry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2020-06-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351135139

This book investigates the causes and consequences of image-based sexual abuse in a digital era. Image-based sexual abuse refers to the taking or sharing of nude or sexual photographs or videos of another person without their consent. It includes a diversity of behaviours beyond that of "revenge porn", such as the secret trading of nude or sexual images online; "upskirting", "downblousing" and other "creepshots"; blackmail or "sextortion" scams; the use of artificial intelligence to construct "deepfake" pornographic videos; threats to distribute photographs and videos without consent; and the taking or sharing of sexual assault imagery. This book investigates the pervasiveness and experiences of these harms, as well as the raft of legal and non-legal measures that have been introduced to better respond to and prevent image-based sexual abuse. The book draws on groundbreaking empirical research, including surveys in three countries with over 6,000 respondents and over 100 victim-survivor and stakeholder interviews. Guided by theoretical frameworks from gender studies, sociology, criminology, law and psychology, the authors argue that image-based sexual abuse is more commonly perpetrated by men than women, and that perpetration is higher among some groups, including younger and sexuality minority men. Although the motivations of perpetrators vary, a dominant theme to emerge was that of power and control. The gendered nature of the abuse means that it is best understood as a "continuum of sexual violence" because victim-survivors often experience it as part of a broader pattern of gendered harassment, violence and abuse. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, law and psychology. Image-based Sexual Abuse is also an essential resource for activists, legal and policy practitioners, technology companies and victim-survivors seeking to understand the deeply complex nature of intimate-image sharing in a digital era.

Majority Verdicts

Majority Verdicts
Author: New South Wales. Law Reform Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2005
Genre: Criminal procedure
ISBN: 9780734726193

It is generally considered that the requirement of unanimity results in more hung juries than does the alternative system of requiring only a majority of jurors to agree on a verdict. What constitutes a majority differs between jurisdictions that have embraced the concept, and may also depend on the type of offence being tried. This Report examines arguments for and against preserving the unanimity rule.

Commonwealth Criminal Law

Commonwealth Criminal Law
Author: Troy Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014
Genre: Criminal law
ISBN: 9781862879676

This wide-ranging and timely text covers significant areas of Commonwealth criminal law, including corporate crime, social security and tax fraud, drug importation, money laundering, and offences involving the internet and terrorism. It also deals with the special Commonwealth sentencing provisions provided for by the Crimes Act 1914 and analyses how criminal liability for such offences must be proved under the Criminal Code. The work is designed for practitioners and students alike.