The Bugmy, Henry and Verdins principles, when enlivened by an offender's deprived background and drug dependence, do not result in a precise mathematical reduction but feed into a broader consideration of appropriate disposition, including reduction of moral culpability and the offender not being an appropriate vehicle for general deterrence. A Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order may be appropriate even for serious offending including aggravated burglary where the offender demonstrates strong prospects of rehabilitation and the statutory criteria under s 12A(2) are met. Parity with juvenile co-offenders sentenced in the Children's Court may be achieved through the manner in which an adult sentence is served.
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