Abstract
Sentencing decisions relating to partner sexual assault in Australian jurisdictions over the past twenty years - appellate courts increasingly disinclined to name the relationship as a mitigator - violation of trust seldom recognised as an aggravator - lack of knowledge about the seriousness of the crime evident from light sentences imposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-72 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | Southern Cross University Law Journal |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
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