John Anderson

Prosecution rates of sexual assault cases remain low, with fewer than 50% of cases brought to court in NSW resulting in conviction. Shutterstock

September 21, 2018

New laws help juries understand why victims of sexual violence struggle to recall their assaults

Cindy Grahame, University of Newcastle; John Anderson, University of Newcastle, and Kcasey McLoughlin, University of Newcastle

The change in law is part of broader reforms that came out of the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in both NSW and Victoria.

Robert Xie is escorted to prison at the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney. AAP/Paul Miller

February 22, 2017

Life imprisonment raises questions about proportionality, equity and human dignity

John Anderson, University of Newcastle

New South Wales law provides no clear definition of the crimes that fall into the worst possible category. This leads to inconsistent and unfair sentencing.

Proportionality in sentencing cannot be achieved through mandatory sentences created as a result of an overreaction to community fear and outrage. AAP/Dave Hunt

August 22, 2014

Mandatory sentences can’t deliver justice or stop one‑punch killings

John Anderson, University of Newcastle

The Victorian government’s introduction of the Sentencing Amendment (Coward’s Punch Manslaughter and Other Matters) Bill 2014 this week has again sparked debate about the deterrence value and general utility…

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New laws help juries understand why victims of sexual violence struggle to recall their assaults

Life imprisonment raises questions about proportionality, equity and human dignity

Mandatory sentences can’t deliver justice or stop one‑punch killings

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