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Payment of Fines*

Payment of Fines* AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1985) 18 (95-108) 95 Dennis Challinger" * The Merits of Fines As in ?any jurisdictions, fines are the most frequently used sanction in Magistrates' Courts in the State of Victoria, Australia, and account for about 70% of that court's total dispositions in any year. While only about 45% of criminal cases in those courts are disposed of with a fine, the figure is close to 90% for road traffic related offences. Fines are an attractive disposition for sentencers because: (i) they are flexible allowing sentencers to consider the gravity of the offence and the means of the offender and strive for proportionality of penalty; (ii) they are economical in that they not only bolster the State's revenue thus helping pay the costs of running the criminal justice system, but they also deflect offenders from the expensive prospect of a stay in prison; (iii) they serve multiple purposes being seen to include elements of retribution, deterrence and reparation; and (iv) they are humane in that they spare an offender the potentially harmful consequences of a period in prison or any other intrusion (like probation) into his life. On the other hand, fines are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1985) 18 (95-108) 95 Dennis Challinger" * The Merits of Fines As in ?any jurisdictions, fines are the most frequently used sanction in Magistrates' Courts in the State of Victoria, Australia, and account for about 70% of that court's total dispositions in any year. While only about 45% of criminal cases in those courts are disposed of with a fine, the figure is close to 90% for road traffic related offences. Fines are an attractive disposition for sentencers because: (i) they are flexible allowing sentencers to consider the gravity of the offence and the means of the offender and strive for proportionality of penalty; (ii) they are economical in that they not only bolster the State's revenue thus helping pay the costs of running the criminal justice system, but they also deflect offenders from the expensive prospect of a stay in prison; (iii) they serve multiple purposes being seen to include elements of retribution, deterrence and reparation; and (iv) they are humane in that they spare an offender the potentially harmful consequences of a period in prison or any other intrusion (like probation) into his life. On the other hand, fines are

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1985

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