One-punch laws, mandatory minimums and 'alcohol-fuelled' as an aggravating factor: Implications for NSW criminal law

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-106

  Quilter, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Criminal law reform; One punch laws; Penal populism; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923849312     PISSN: 22027998     EISSN: 22028005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v3i1.145     Document Type: Article

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