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Prisoners Need Therapy – Yeah Right!
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 3:22 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has slammed comments by a drug councillor that prisoners need therapy and says it would be a good Tui Bill Board promotion – but a disastrous Corrections policy. More >>
Drug Treatment component missing from new Welfare Policy
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:08 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
________________________________________ For immediate release: Drug Treatment component missing from new Welfare Policy The National Party's latest Welfare Policy promises to cancel Benefits if a recreational drug user refuses to apply for a job or does ... More >>
National Party on right track with Law & Order policy
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 10:37 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust Wellington branch would like to congratulate Judith Collins and the National government for their proposed changes to the criminal justice system announced under their election law and order policy. The proposals are positive ... More >>
Beast of Blenheim may die in prison under Nationals proposal
Monday, 7 November 2011, 3:51 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Beast of Blenheim may die in prison under Nationals proposal The Sensible Sentencing Trust has welcomed the announcement today that a re-elected National Government will ensure the very worst high-risk sexual or violent offenders ... More >>
Maryan puts Labour on the Street
Friday, 4 November 2011, 4:05 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Maryan puts Labour on the Street Political suicide! That was the comment from Sensible Sentencing Trust Spokesman Garth McVicar to Labour’s Nelson candidate Maryan Street that Labour would get rid of the three-strikes law ... More >>
New Zealand First Law & Order policy has won support
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 12:28 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is promising a regime of hard labour for hardened criminals and an end to concurrent sentences for repeat violent offenders. The announcement has been welcomed by the Sensible Sentencing Trust. More >>
Cut in welfare = Cut in crime = less victims
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 1:30 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is applauding Nationals proposed welfare reforms saying the existing welfare system has become a launching pad for criminals. Trust Spokesman Garth McVicar said the current welfare system has encouraged and funded failure. More >>
Tougher bail law a good step forward
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 9:43 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust Wellington branch would like to congratulate Simon Power and the National government for the proposed tightening of access to bail in The Bail Amendment Bill which is to be introduced to Parliament early next year. ... More >>
Australia more compassionate to victims of crime than NZ
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 11:25 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Australia more compassionate to victims of crime than New Zealand Tough new sentencing laws introduced by West Australia are designed to show ‘compassion’ for victims of crime and the Sensible Sentencing Trust say New Zealand ... More >>
Common-sense should see limits on prisoners’ right to Court
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 12:42 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust (SST) Wellington branch would like to voice our support for a law change that would see limits implemented on prisoners’ right to access the Courts. A startling case drew our attention to this issue. More >>
Dumb – Clayton – Dumb
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 4:19 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust, Wellington branch, would like to express our disappointment with the content of Labour’s police and corrections policy release ahead of the upcoming general election. Despite an opportunity to reflect from the opposition ... More >>
Labour on fast track to oblivion
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 1:26 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Clayton Cosgrove’s announcement that a Labour government is likely to ditch the three-strikes law for repeat violent offenders has ensured Labours continued fast track to oblivion according to New Zealand’s most prominent victims advocacy organization ... More >>
Parliament Fast Track Mental Health Assessment
Saturday, 8 October 2011, 4:25 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"Had the perpetrators of a number of recent serious assaults and murders been assessed and treated as timely as this man, many deaths would have been avoided". For Immediate Release: Parliament Fast Track Mental Health Assessment! A 54 year ... More >>
Police doing a great job as crime drops
Monday, 3 October 2011, 12:25 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is congratulating Police on the recent drop in crime and says less crime equates to less victims. Trust Spokesman Garth McVicar said that while the Police had come under recent attack for being racist along with calls to ... More >>
Police make good call on burglary victim
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 12:49 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Waitakere Police made the right call to not charge the 15 year old who stabbed an intruder attempting to burgle his family’s home says the Sensible Sentencing Trust. Trust Spokesman Garth McVicar said while he congratulated the police for making the ... More >>
Victims Remembrance Day a sensible idea
Friday, 23 September 2011, 9:59 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Victims Remembrance Day a sensible idea This Suday many victims of crime will gather to remember loved ones who have died in a tragic or violent offence in an attempt to establish an annual Victims Remembrance day. The move has won the support of the ... More >>
Offender levy working: Govt congratulated
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 4:00 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust says the Offender Levy is putting responsibility smack-bang where it belongs and has congratulated the National / Act parties for implementing it. More >>
What Telecom has done is criminal
Friday, 19 August 2011, 7:24 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
For Immediate Release: What Telecom has done is criminal Sensible Sentencing Trust say Telecom's $2 million 'abstain from sex' campaign was not sensible and would have missed the goal by a mile. Trust Spokesman Garth McVicar said some say that’s its ... More >>
New Zealanders don't want criminals on the street - Poll
Monday, 15 August 2011, 3:52 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A recent poll of 1000 New Zealanders is conclusive evidence that New Zealanders do not want criminals loose in their neighborhood. The poll conducted by research specialist Pauline Colmar was sponsored by the anti-crime lobby group Sensible Sentencing Trust. More >>
‘New’ Prison programs not so ‘New’
Monday, 8 August 2011, 5:35 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust says the ‘new’ prison programs announced by the Corrections Department are really just a ‘lick-of-paint’ and a makeover of programs that have been tried and failed in the past. The Minister of Corrections, Hon Judith ... More >>
