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There is a common perception in Victoria that courts are too lenient on offenders, but sentences for sex offences are actually increasing. Shutterstock

May 22, 2019

New data shows sex offenders in Victoria are going to prison for longer

Dr Paul McGorrery, Deakin University and Arie Freiberg, Monash University

New data published by the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council show that prison sentences for sex offences are getting longer in the state, and will probably continue to increase.

In Victoria, the law handles an average of 100 cases of animal cruelty each year. Shutterstock

February 18, 2019

New report shines light on who commits animal cruelty and how they are punished

Dr Paul McGorrery, Deakin University and Arie Freiberg, Monash University

The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s new report reveals that most cases of animal cruelty handled by the law are in fact animal neglect.

New legislation in WA might provide reassurance to victims of crime, but risks political interference when it comes to deciding who gets parole. from www.shutterstock.com

December 19, 2018

Serial killers’ fates are in politicians’ hands. Here’s why that’s a worry

Arie Freiberg, Monash University and Lorana Bartels, University of Canberra

Under new WA legislation, the state’s attorney-general has the power to order serial killers and mass murders remain in jail, sometimes without judicial review.

Australian governments have too often succumbed to perceived community pressure to limit parole authorities’ independence and powers. AAP/Samantha Manchee

April 10, 2018

Political interventions have undermined the parole system’s effectiveness and independence

Arie Freiberg, Monash University; Lorana Bartels, University of Canberra; Robin Fitzgerald, The University of Queensland, and Shannon Dodd, The University of Queensland

Government and judicial interventions into the decisions of parole boards display a progressive loss of faith in these independent bodies.

Victoria’s Sentencing Advisory Council has recommended increasing the judicial monitoring of family violence offenders. AAP/Darren England

October 19, 2017

Victorian courts should expand their supervision of family violence offenders

Dr Paul McGorrery, Deakin University and Arie Freiberg, Monash University

The enthusiasm around swift, certain and fair approaches to sentencing offenders may not be backed by evidence.

A swift, certain and fair approach is designed to encourage offenders to comply with the conditions of their sentence. from shutterstock.com

February 19, 2017

Should Victoria introduce a swifter model of sentencing family violence offenders?

Arie Freiberg, Monash University and Dr Paul McGorrery, Deakin University

Following Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence, should the state change the way it sentences offenders?

An issue to emerge from the royal commission hearings is the inadequacy of existing law for dealing with institutions whose negligence made child sexual abuse possible. AAP/Royal Commission

July 21, 2015

When institutions let child sexual abuse happen, that should be a crime

Arie Freiberg, Monash University

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has published a research paper that suggests organisations be held criminally responsible when their negligence results in harm to children.

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