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Race To Benefit Victims Of Violent Crime
Thursday, 10 January 2008, 9:17 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
They may be the words of former New York mayor Rudi Giuliani but the father of murdered Tauranga woman Natasha Hayden-Brown believes a truer word has never been spoken. More >>
Saying It With A White Rose
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 10:40 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
On Boxing Day the families, friends and supporters will remember the innocent lives of those killed by recidivist drunk and drugged drivers by wearing a white rose. More >>
Greens Back Sensible Sentencing
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 10:06 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has congratulated the Green Party for publicly backing the Trusts stance on Victims’ Rights saying they have obviously seen Victim Rights and Justice Reform as the means to improve the Party’s dismal polling. More >>
Victims Taken To Heaven And Hell All In One Day
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 9:59 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A Justice Watchdog group says Victims of violent crime were given a journey to heaven and hell – all in the space of about 4 hours. More >>
Chickens Coming Home To Roost
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 8:46 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Media Release: 18-12-07 CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST “Poetic Justice,” was how the Sensible Sentencing Trust described the latest polls showing Labour’s support declining and the Greens not getting enough votes to be returned to Parliament. Trust ... More >>
Bail Laws Making NZ Cesspool Of The Pacific
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 3:50 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is outraged that an offender while waiting sentence for an aggravated robbery breached his Bail conditions and while Police were looking for him it is alleged he raped a 15 year old girl – AND GOT BAIL AGAIN!!! More >>
“Three Strikes” Law Would Save Lives
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 12:14 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
David Garrett is a Barrister in Auckland, he is also a spokesman for the Sensible Sentencing Trust, David, like many other New Zealanders believes New Zealand’s high and ever increasing level of violent crime is a direct result of corrupt sentencing ... More >>
Campaign To Stop Random Murder On Roads
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 10:54 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Families of victims killed by repeat drunk and drugged drivers create 'Cross Roads' to call for a legislative crack-down on road recidivism. More >>
Watchdog Applauds Judges Decision
Friday, 7 December 2007, 4:09 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Double murder accused, Lipine Sila applied to the high court and has been subsequently denied a pre Christmas electronically monitored bail in Christchurch yesterday. More >>
Alexander Resigns from Trust
Friday, 7 December 2007, 4:08 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has accepted the resignation from its Crime Prevention Spokesman, Marc Alexander. Mr. Alexander who was recently selected as the National Party candidate for the Wigram electorate offered his resignation to the Trust earlier ... More >>
Call for Enquiry into Justice System Overdue
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:52 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“The call by the Ombudsman for a Royal Commission into the criminal justice system is long overdue”, says Marc Alexander, Spokesman for the Sensible Sentencing Trust and recently selected National Party candidate for Wigram. More >>
What Would a Royal Commission Achieve: Watchdog
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:51 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Royal Commission of Inquiry recommended by the Ombudsman is doomed to failure before it begins says a leading Justice Watchdog organization. More >>
Govt Policy Puts Youth On Journey: Cradle To Jail
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 10:05 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Anyone watching Close-Up tonight would be jumping for-joy; clinical psychologist Nigel Latta absolutely nailed it when he laid the blame for escalating youth violence not on the young people involved – but directly on the heads of politicians and ... More >>
Who Are The Real Criminals?
Monday, 3 December 2007, 9:03 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A Police blunder is being blamed for the recent attack on an elderly widow in Howick but the Sensible Sentencing Trust say it is not the Police that are fault and say it is time we asked ourselves just “Who are the real criminals”? More >>
Enough – Please - Enough
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 11:00 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
My thoughts tonight go out to the family and friends of Emma Agnew. Only 16 months ago myself, sister, extended family and all of New Zealand were mourning the sad loss of our loved mum, friend and school teacher Lois Dear murdered in Tokoroa. More >>
New Zealand: A Land Fit For Criminals
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 9:26 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
New Zealand has progressively become a land fit for criminals – with dangerous predators plying the streets – lying in wait or stalking their next victim – while the Government and Justice Officials continue to labialize laws making it easier ... More >>
Another Parole Scandal
Saturday, 24 November 2007, 1:46 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Corrections say they cannot relocate killer as it would be infringe his rights, but his victim lives in fear and has nightmares More >>
Victim Power Movement
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:21 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Media Release 20th November 2007 Victim Power Movement Kevin McNeil, the outspoken son of Lois Dear is calling on victims to unite and form a victim power movement. Kevin says it is plain to see victims are survivors and our so called political leaders ... More >>
Justice System A Sham Says Watchdog
Monday, 19 November 2007, 7:53 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust says New Zealand’s Justice System is a sad, sick joke and at best can only be described as a one-sided legal process, loaded towards criminals. More >>
Heads Should Roll Over Baby’s Death
Saturday, 17 November 2007, 3:18 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A Justice Watchdog is calling for heads to roll after it was revealed a man found guilty of the murder of a Tauranga baby was already facing a murder charge but was released on Bail. More >>
