Lesley Townsley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6603131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lesley Townsley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lesley |
| FAMILY NAME | Townsley |
| SIGNATURE | TOWNSLEY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Technology, Sydney. We would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their very thoughtful feedback and also, Cathy Anderson, UTS law librarian, for her research support. Any errors remain our own. |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5206-4055 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Returning to Presumptions and the Erosion of Fundamental Rights
This article considers the amendments to the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) which alter the way bail decisions are made. The Bail Amendment Bill 2014 (NSW) was passed on 17 September 2014 and the Bail Amendment Act 2014 (NSW) was assented to on 25 September 2014. This article argues that these amendments represent the perpetuation of punitive bail policy which, among other things, effectively reintroduces a scheme of presumptions against bail. It is further…
The Bowraville Murders
The Process is the Punishment
Bail is a most crucial stage of pre-trial procedure for accused persons who are presumed to be innocent. In the context of bail, punitive crime policies in New South Wales have led to the gradual erosion of the presumption in favour of bail in relation to many offences, the conflation of bail conditions and penalty and a steady increase in the number of persons being held as prisoners on remand. Continuing this punitive turn in crime policy, the …
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The Process is the Punishment
Bail is a most crucial stage of pre-trial procedure for accused persons who are presumed to be innocent. In the context of bail, punitive crime policies in New South Wales have led to the gradual erosion of the presumption in favour of bail in relation to many offences, the conflation of bail conditions and penalty and a steady increase in the number of persons being held as prisoners on remand. Continuing this punitive turn in crime policy, the …
Returning to Presumptions and the Erosion of Fundamental Rights
This article considers the amendments to the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) which alter the way bail decisions are made. The Bail Amendment Bill 2014 (NSW) was passed on 17 September 2014 and the Bail Amendment Act 2014 (NSW) was assented to on 25 September 2014. This article argues that these amendments represent the perpetuation of punitive bail policy which, among other things, effectively reintroduces a scheme of presumptions against bail. It is further…
The Bowraville Murders
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