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Sensible Sentencing Trust Congratulates Minister of Justice
Saturday, 8 August 2015, 10:31 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The SST is thrilled with Minister Adam's announcement on Wednesday that there will be a review with the intention of strengthening New Zealand’s legislative response to family violence. Spokesperson for the trust Jayne Walker says "We think it ... More >>
Blessie – Robertson – Keane – Brewer – You be the Judge
Friday, 7 August 2015, 9:41 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is calling on the Government to change the law to allow the Crown to apply for preventive detention to be re-considered when an offender has reached the end of their sentence. More >>
Blessie: Sos to Simon Bridges to Change Law
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 4:32 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Mr Bridges is now in a position to instigate a review of New Zealand’s Justice System to ensure a repeat of the Blessie Gotingco tragedy never happens again.” Garth McVicar More >>
Greater scope to impose Preventive Detention needed
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 8:09 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is calling on the Government to change the law to allow the Crown to apply for preventive detention to be re-considered when an offender has reached the end of their sentence. More >>
PM wrong on sex-offender register - McVicar
Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 5:20 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Founder of New Zealand’s largest privately funded Victims’ Rights and Justice Reform organisation says the Prime Minister doesn’t seem to understand the issues around paedophilia, the prolific nature of it and the harm paedophiles are causing ... More >>
Arsonists Sentence Step in the Right Direction: SST
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 8:17 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The sentence handed down to a Blenheim man charged with the Christmas Day arson of a Work and Income office has been welcomed by the Sensible Sentencing Trust. More >>
Blessie Gotingco: Public consulted on killer’s sentence
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 5:22 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The public are being invited to take part in a survey on what the sentence of the man found guilty of the murder of Blessie Gotingco should be. More >>
Blessie Gotingco: Public consulted on killers sentence
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 4:22 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The public are being invited to take part in a survey on what the sentence of the man found guilty of the murder of Blessie Gotingco should be. More >>
Arun Kumar murder - two steps back for Law & Order
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 9:36 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The accused murderer of Arun Kumar was found not guilty on charges of murder instead guilty of manslaughter. His accomplice was found not guilty of all charges. More >>
Three Strikes Spells More Trouble for Labour
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 12:53 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
With the five year anniversary of “three strikes” (3S), the Sensible Sentencing trust set up a poll on its website [ www.sst.org.nz] to get some feel for voters’ reaction to Labour who say they “want the three strikes law gone”. A healthy ... More >>
Labour just doesn’t get it – SST launches poll to prove it!
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 3:46 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
4th June 2015 In June 2010 the National government passed a “three strikes” (3S) law. On 3 June 2015 the Labour Party’s Justice Spokesperson Jacinda Ardern announced that Labour “wanted the law gone”. The law applies only to offences of serious ... More >>
USA Judge gives child abuser 160 years
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 10:57 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Judge William Carpenter sentenced serial child abuser to 160 years saying he would never harm a child again, the Sensible Sentencing Trust says New Zealand need similar sentences if we are to ever get on top of child abuse. More >>
Three Strikes - Five Years On
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 9:45 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
On 1 June the “three strikes” law had its fifth anniversary. Contrary to lofty predictions from the “experts” the prisons are not overflowing – the prison muster is about the same as five years ago – there have been no shootouts with ... More >>
Three Strikes five years on
Monday, 1 June 2015, 1:43 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
On 1 June the “three strikes” law had its fifth anniversary. Contrary to lofty predictions from the “experts” the prisons are not overflowing – the prison muster is about the same as five years ago – there have been no shootouts with ... More >>
Abduction attempt blamed on lax politicians
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 9:38 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Commenting after yesterday's attempted abduction of a five year old boy outside a Hastings school the Sensible Sentencing Trust has lashed out at politicians for “putting our kids at an undue and totally unacceptable risk”. More >>
Sensible Sentencing supports Judith Collins reinstatement
Monday, 4 May 2015, 4:33 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is encouraging the Prime Minister to return Judith Collins to Cabinet as soon as possible. More >>
Sensible Sentencing Group Trust registered as a charity
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 2:22 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The independent Charities Registration Board has registered the Sensible Sentencing Group Trust (SSGT) as a charity. More >>
CYF review is natural consequence of Liberal Lunacy
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 9:51 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Founder of New Zealand’s largest victim advocacy organisation says while he welcomes a long overdue independent review of CYF he seriously doubts it will make an iota of difference. Garth McVicar founded the Sensible Sentencing Trust in 2001 ... More >>
Three Strikes legislation captures Sexual Predator
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 10:05 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Three strikes was always primarily about protection of the community first and foremost - in this case that means protection of elderly women from sexual assault. If the system can succeed where it has failed so many times before and rehabilitates ... More >>
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Friday, 27 March 2015, 11:40 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Youth Advocate for the Sensible Sentencing Trust, Jess McVicar is incensed at what she sees as attempts to lessen the responsibility and potential sentence of the two men accused of the murder of Shalvin Prasad. More >>
