Making it up as we go: Inconsistencies in New Zealand's approach to intoxication and addiction at se...
Making it up as we go: Inconsistencies in New Zealand's approach to intoxication and addiction at sentencing
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[Wellington] N.Z: Law Faculty of Victoria University of Wellington in conjunction with the Victoria University Press
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[Wellington] N.Z: Law Faculty of Victoria University of Wellington in conjunction with the Victoria University Press
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Addiction treatment and sentencing methodologies are dynamic. Yet, at their intersection, a stagnant, inconsistent approach prevails. Section 9(3) of the Sentencing Act 2002 provides that "voluntary consumption" of intoxicants at the time of offending is not a factor that enables a sentence discount. Addiction, meanwhile, is a mitigating factor. Th...
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Making it up as we go: Inconsistencies in New Zealand's approach to intoxication and addiction at sentencing
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TN_cdi_rmit_collectionsjats_10_3316_informit_356828678811972
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1171-042X
