The Sensible Sentencing Trust is asking what it would take before a judge utilized legislation available and handed down a Life without Parole sentence. The Trust has criticized the sentence …
Sensible Sentencing disappointed with McLaughlin murder sentence Read More »
The Sensible Sentencing Trust says an online sex offender registry might have prevented a violent sexual assault that recently happened in Christchurch as well as the perpetrator being immediately identified …
Sex Offender Registry May Have Prevented Recent Christchurch Sex Attack Read More »
The way in which patients with serious mental illnesses are managed in the community is being questioned in the wake of two murder sentences in the last seven days. Paul …
Ten days following a public discussion into the issues surrounding the insanity defence and figures showing an increase in insanity acquittals another offender has escaped a murder conviction by reason …
Call To Change Insanity Defence After Latest Murder Acquittal Read More »
Data collection methods used to produce a report into mental health statistics have been called into question by the Sensible Sentencing Trust. The concerns have been highlighted due to discrepancies …
Data Regarding Mental Health Assaults Misleading Read More »
The lenient 7 year minimum non-parole period handed down to serial paedophile James Parker in August was bad enough, but what is even more alarming and disgusting is when a …
Child Sex abuser’s farce sentence must be appealed by the Crown Read More »