NCJ Number
9225
Journal
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1972) Pages: 225-240
Date Published
1972
Length
16 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL STUDY OF 69 RAPE OFFENDERS AND THEIR VICTIMS, WITH A PROPOSED MODEL CODE FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE VICTORIAN CRIMES ACT, 1958.
Abstract
THE PROPOSED MODEL SUB-DIVIDES THE RAPE OFFENSE INTO THE FOLLOWING TYPES - RAPE, A FELONY WITH A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 15 YEARS, GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION, A FELONY WITH MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 10 YEARS, AND SEXUAL IMPOSITION, A MISDEMEANOR WITH MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 5 YEARS. SENTENCING CRITERIA FOR THESE OFFENSES ARE INCLUDED, WITH CONSIDERATION OF BOTH THE OFFENDER AND THE SPECIFIC OFFENSE.