How does a judge know if an offender is truly sorry?
When calculating a sentence, a judge weighs up many considerations, including remorse. But is it really possible to determine if an offender is genuinely sorry?
Law Report · Australian Broadcasting Corporation
May 23, 202328m 37s
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When calculating a sentence, a judge weighs up many considerations, including remorse. But is it really possible to determine if an offender is genuinely sorry?
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RemorselawjusticejudgejudiciarycourttrialsentencingconvictionparolesentenceoffenderDamien CarrickSusan BandesDePaul UniversityUnited StatesRichard WeismanYork UniversityCanadaKate RossmanithMacquarie Universitycultural diversityculturerace