Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research > Publications & Evaluations
CJB26

Author Anne Edwards
Published December 1995
Report Type Crime and Justice Bulletin No. 26
Subject Prisons and prisoners; Sentencing; Women
Keywords women, prisons, sentencing

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Summary

Aim

This bulletin explores the sentencing of women to prison by the New South Wales courts and the characteristics of women prisoners in NSW with a view to promoting greater public understanding of issues surrounding the sentencing of female offenders.