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Say 'NO' to raising the age of the youth justice system
Friday, 28 October 2016, 11:12 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
SAY 'NO' TO RAISING AGE OF YOUTH JUSTICE - PETITION LAUNCHED 28th October 2016 Sensible Sentencing Trust have started a petition calling for parliament to say 'NO' to raising the age of the youth justice system The petition has come about after a youth advocacy ... More >>
Call for Judges to Step up After Another Cowardly Attack
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 9:56 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Vicious unprovoked attacks on innocent Kiwis are now a daily occurrence and must stop before more innocent people die needlessly at the hands of ruthless, out-of-control thugs.” ~ Scott Guthrie More >>
SST Congratulates Police And Justice Brewer
Monday, 24 October 2016, 9:41 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
SST Congratulates Police And Justice Brewer on a Job Well Done 24th October 2016 “Drug-induced crime is out of control in New Zealand, causing terrible damage to so many innocent people. Hard drugs are clearly linked to serious crimes like homicide ... More >>
Outrageous Charge Against Respected Policeman
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 12:49 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Inspector Hurimoana Dennis is a well respected and highly experienced South Auckland policeman – well enough regarded to be a strategic advisor in Maori affairs to the police hierarchy. Inspector Dennis now faces a charge of kidnapping – a strike ... More >>
Sensible Sentencing Trust supports benefits cuts bill
Saturday, 15 October 2016, 9:26 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
TRUST SUPPORTS CUTTING COMMUNITY BASED OFFENDERS BENEFIT FOR NON COMPLIANCE 15th October 2016 Sensible Sentencing Trust has come out in support of National MP Mark Mitchell’s members bill which would enable corrections to have community-based ... More >>
New offence for Coward Punch killings welcomed
Saturday, 15 October 2016, 1:15 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
New offence and mandatory term for Coward Punch killings welcomed 14th October 2016 The SST has today congratulated NZ First leader Winston Peters on his announcement of a new “Coward Punch” policy. SST spokesman Garth McVicar said: “Reform to ... More >>
Congratulations to Labour on Thousand Extra Police Officers
Friday, 14 October 2016, 9:52 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Labour has today announced it will provide $180 million of funding for an extra thousand police officers, if they get into power at the next elections. More >>
Minister Should Stand-Down School’s Principal
Monday, 10 October 2016, 9:37 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Abuse of children in our schools by teachers should not be tolerated in any way, shape or form” Guthrie More >>
Home Detention For Child Abuse Disgraceful – Heke
Thursday, 6 October 2016, 12:14 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
6th October 2016 “This is child abuse at its worst and yet still our judges who are supposedly the gate keepers of society do nothing. It’s horrifying to say the least and our judicial system should be ashamed.” Hayley Heke – SST Waikato Spokesperson More >>
Little gets Sensible says Sentencing Trust
Thursday, 6 October 2016, 10:02 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has congratulated Labour Leader Andrew Little for his call for a review of sentencing laws to ensure offenders do not get off without a conviction. More >>
Crime increase entirely predictable and preventable
Friday, 30 September 2016, 2:48 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust says the latest increase in crime is confirmation that shifting the goal posts is no substitute for catching and prosecuting criminals. More >>
Sentencing Length Must Be Set By Sentencing Judge
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 9:30 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
An organisation that advocates on behalf of Victims of crime has revealed it highlighted the problem around sentence lengths some years ago but says nobody listened. More >>
Sexual Predator Shown Leniency by Judge
Saturday, 24 September 2016, 7:38 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
SEXUAL PREDATOR SHOWN LENIENCY BY JUDGE 24th September 2016 “Premeditated sexual offending against a child is as bad as it gets and must be punished with the harshest of prison terms” Scott Guthrie More >>
An Open Invitation to New Zealand’s High Profile Women
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 3:35 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is calling upon the same high profile New Zealand women who spoke up recently regarding the culture within the NZRU in the midst of the Chiefs scandal to voice their dismay at the sentencing of Nikolas Delegat. More >>
SST congratulate police on arrest
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 1:48 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested in relation to the brutal car jacking in Panmure that hospitalised an elderly woman last week and two other suspects, under the age of 17, have been "identified. More >>
Youth crime on the rise
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 1:03 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A youth advocate says crimes committed by youth are increasing due to a lack of boundaries and consequences and an entrenched mentality within the system that makes excuses for their actions. Jess McVicar who is the youth advocate for the Sensible Sentencing ... More >>
Rich Listers Son Gets Wet Bus Ticket Sentence
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 12:44 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Nikolas James Posa Delegate, 19, appeared for sentencing before Judge Kevin Phillips in the Dunedin District Court on Monday. More >>
If this is not Murder- what Is?
Monday, 12 September 2016, 4:20 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Attorney General Chris Finlayson declined our invite to welcome marchers onto Parliament grounds to receive the Stand Up New Zealand – Justice for Moko petition. More >>
New Zealand To March Again in Wellington
Sunday, 11 September 2016, 4:12 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
New Zealand To March Again in Wellington on Thursday 15th September 11th September 2016 On the 27th of June 2016, 36 organized marches and rallies took place all around New Zealand to protest the plea bargaining down of the murder charges to manslaughter ... More >>
Child Sex Offender Register Should Be Public
Saturday, 10 September 2016, 7:19 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Child Sex Offender Register Should Be Publicly Available 10th September 2016 “The government are denying access of critical information for the very people that this law was introduced to protect. Knowing who lives in your community and the risk they ... More >>
