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Crime is not a Hopeless Problem
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 9:52 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
In 1976, American researcher Robert Martinson declared that “the history of corrections is a graveyard of abandoned fads.” In the United States, this has certainly proven true. Its federalist political system has allowed each state to function like a policy ... More >>
Amnesties For Prisoners Already Happening
Sunday, 19 July 2009, 1:12 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
New Zealand is already a safe-haven for criminals with the Appeal Court reducing sentences and current Parole policy offering early release so why do we need amnesties? Garth McVicar More >>
Chief Justice promotes “Get Out Of Jail” card
Friday, 17 July 2009, 10:44 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias advocates solving the overcrowded prison problem by setting the prisoners free!!!! SST's Spokesperson on Drug Issues, Christine Davey, revisits the issue of the large percentage of the prison population who have drug ... More >>
Commit the crime – do the time
Friday, 17 July 2009, 9:20 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Two youths aged 11 and 13 took part in “serious” group attack on disabled people and yet they are too young to be prosecuted. Time to reduce the age of criminal responsibility! Leah Matena, Sensible Sentencing Trust Christchurch representative is outraged that ... More >>
Rapist gets prison term reduced
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 9:56 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Following hard on the heels of a vicious murderer having his sentenced released, the court of appeal is at it again. Leah Matena, Sensible Sentencing Trust Christchurch representative asks what has happened to the sensibilities of these people.” “After ... More >>
OCC is a Crock
Sunday, 12 July 2009, 6:14 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
SST Spokesperson Christine Davey is indebted to John Angus, interim Childrens Commissioner, for his PR celebrating 20 years in existence and providing an insight into what the OCC actually does and doesn't do. More >>
Official Information Act A Toothless Tiger
Friday, 10 July 2009, 9:44 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The grandfather of a man murdered in cold blood by four men in 2007 recently made an Official Information Act request to the Ministry of Justice on the number of prior convictions his grandson's killers had. His request was turned down, under the flimsy ... More >>
Judges Who Reduced Sentence Named
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 9:44 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Appeal Court Judges Who Reduced Sentence Of Deaf Womans Killer Named On Web-Site More >>
Court Of Appeal Out Of Touch With Reality
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 5:27 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence of one of New Zealand’s most prolific criminals and the Sensible Sentencing Trust say they are out of touch with reality. More >>
‘Good Boy’ Gets Sentence Increased By Two Years
Friday, 3 July 2009, 8:55 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has congratulated the Appeal Court for increasing the sentence of an offender found guilty of the attempted rape of Australian tourist. Maia Rongonui was sentenced to four years prison last November after being convicted ... More >>
... Now Get Rid Of The Anti-Smacking Law
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 5:00 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The recommendation that the Foreshore and Seabed Act should be repealed is the latest in a series of legislation to be revoked or reviewed and the ant-smacking law should be next according to the Sensible Sentencing Trust. More >>
Now That Is What I Call A Sensible Sentence
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 3:58 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
New Zealand become a criminal’s paradise for those who maim, rape and murder, are we now becoming a soft touch for those who destroy lives through white collar crime asks Garth McVicar Convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff will die behind bars after ... More >>
CYF's inconsistency raises credibility issues
Monday, 29 June 2009, 9:01 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
This weekend it has been reported that a perfectly respectable family is being investigated by CYF after their 9 and 4 year-old children were allowed to play in a school park unsupervised. CYF are reported as saying “it had a duty to investigate.” "Sometimes, ... More >>
Containers – Our Soldiers Would Love Them
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 9:50 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“This soldier said he would have loved the luxury of a container instead of a tent while he was serving in East Timor or training in snow and ice under the mountains of Waiouru.” More >>
Containers – Our Soldiers Would Love Them
Monday, 22 June 2009, 3:51 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“This soldier said he would have loved the luxury of a container instead of a tent while he was serving in East Timor or training in snow and ice under the mountains of Waiouru.” More >>
Political apathy killing kids?
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 3:26 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
There's nothing new in this statement from the Dominion Post today. It ties in very well with a PR released by Christine Davey, Sensible Sentencing's Spokesperson on Drug Issues and Children's Welfare on 19 November 2008, entitled “CYF Policies ... More >>
A Families Commissioner who walks the talk
Friday, 15 May 2009, 9:55 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
So - MP's are outraged at Christine Rankin's appointment as a Families Commissioner? Christine Davey, Sensible Sentencing's Spokesperson on Drug Issues and Childrens' Welfare is delighted – as are, she's sure, many NZ parents and Grandparents currently ... More >>
Statement regarding Len Snee tragedy
Friday, 15 May 2009, 9:43 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Although I am in Europe at present I have followed the tragedy unfolding in my home town of Napier very closely. I would like to offer my condolences and those of the Sensible Sentencing Trust to the family and friends of Len Snee and all the other ... More >>
Massive Sentencing Reforms On The Way
Monday, 20 April 2009, 9:44 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The law is an Ass! Is commonly heard today but are you doing anything to change it? The Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill will give the public an opportunity to have a say in possibly the biggest overhaul of New Zealand’s sentencing and parole laws ... More >>
On-Line Sentencing Tracker For Worst Offenders
Monday, 13 April 2009, 10:47 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has recently started up a new database on its website to make it easier to track down violent and sexual offenders sentences by sentence length which is linked to the main Offender Database page http://www.safe-nz.org.nz/Data/database.htm ... More >>
