One of the most high-profile court cases in Australian history has ended in the maximum sentence. Two legal experts explain the process.
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Research on developing brains has helped bring about a sea change in attitudes toward juvenile life without parole. But many people who committed crimes as minors are still serving such sentences.
The court should have given the public a much clearer understanding of how it came to its decision, and what consideration it had given to public opinion.
Whole-life sentences are rarely handed down in the UK. Recent instances of their use point to gendered violence finally being taken more seriously.
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Professor of Criminology, Durham University
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Professor in Law and Security, University of Canberra; Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University