Allan McCay

October 28 Allan McCay: Free will, retributive punishment and sentencing in the courts

Sentencing in New South Wales considers deterrence, rehabilitation and the incapacitation of the dangerous. However it also considers desert, thus there is a retributive aim to sentencing that looks back to the wrongfulness of the offence rather than to future considerations. In this paper Allan focuses on the retributive aim of sentencing and consider whether the science behavioural genetics gives reason to believe that some offenders are less deserving of punishment than was thought.

Allan teaches at the University of Sydney Foundation Program and is a PhD candidate in the Law Faculty at the University of Sydney. He is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, Scotland, NSW and Tasmania and has been visiting researcher at the philosophy departments of the University of Stirling and the California Riverside.

This Tuesday 28, 7:30 pm, Allan McCay.
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This Tuesday, October 28, Allan McCay will discuss Free will, retributive punishment and sentencing in the courts.

Allan teaches at the University of Sydney Foundation Program and is a PhD candidate in the Law Faculty at the University of Sydney. He is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, Scotland, NSW and Tasmania and has been visiting researcher at the philosophy departments of the University of Stirling and the California Riverside.

Sentencing in New South Wales considers deterrence, rehabilitation and the incapacitation of the dangerous. However it also considers desert, thus there is a retributive aim to sentencing that looks back to the wrongfulness of the offence rather than to future considerations. In this paper Allan focuses on the retributive aim of sentencing and considers whether the science behavioural genetics gives reason to believe that some offenders are less deserving of punishment than was thought.

On October 28, Allan McCay will discuss Free will, retributive punishment and sentencing in the courts

Sentencing in New South Wales considers deterrence, rehabilitation and the incapacitation of the dangerous. However it also considers desert, thus there is a retributive aim to sentencing that looks back to the wrongfulness of the offence rather than to future considerations. In this paper Allan focuses on the retributive aim of sentencing and consider whether the science behavioural genetics gives reason to believe that some offenders are less deserving of punishment than was thought.

Allan teaches at the University of Sydney Foundation Program and is a PhD candidate in the Law Faculty at the University of Sydney. He is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, Scotland, NSW and Tasmania and has been visiting researcher at the philosophy departments of the University of Stirling and the California Riverside.