Discretionary police powers to punish : a case study of Victoria's banning notice provisions /

Discretionary police powers to punish : a case study of Victoria's banning notice provisions /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Farmer, Clare, author.
Imprint:	Singapore : Springer, [2018] ©2018
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in criminology SpringerBriefs in criminology.
Subject:	Police discretion -- Case studies. Police discretion -- Australia -- Victoria. Police power -- Case studies. Police power -- Australia -- Victoria. Police discretion. Police power. Victoria. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455615

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ISBN:	9789811088698 9811088691 9789811088681 9811088683
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 13, 2018).
Summary:	This book uses an Australian case study to shine a much-needed spotlight on discretionary police powers to punish, and their implications for justice and human rights. It offers a revealing analysis of the problematic rationales that secured the legislative passage of banning notice provisions through the State Parliament of Victoria, Australia in 2007, which occurred amidst similar developments in other jurisdictions across the world: in the UK, New Labour's "tough on crime" initiative in the 1990s, responses to the post 9/11 terror threat, and more recent lockout laws in Sydney, Australia. The Victorian case study offers a range of datasets including Hansard parliamentary debates, Victoria Police data, media coverage and interviews with magistrates. This material provides critical insights into the broader consequences of discretionary police powers, including their effect upon the separation of powers, individual rights, and the steady and largely unchecked proliferation of discretionary police powers across most Australian jurisdictions. On the tenth anniversary of these first Victorian on-the-spot banning powers, this Brief provides a sound basis for subsequent criminological explorations of the effectiveness of banning in tackling issues of disorder, deterrence and punishment, and of the broader challenge of balancing individual rights and community protection.
Other form:	Print version: Farmer, Clare. Discretionary police powers to punish. Singapore : Springer, [2018] 9811088683 9789811088681
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-10-8869-8 YBP15211563

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Preventive Justice
Over the past decade anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related violence in and around
Oversight and Balance in the Criminal Justice System
Victoria's Banning Notice Provisions
Overview of Victoria's Banning Notice Provisions
Research Methodology
Rationale Underpinning Victoria's Banning Notice Provisions
Scrutiny of Victoria's Banning Notice Provisions
Discussion
Reference List
Glossary of Key Terms
Index.