Can Postponing Sentencing Protect the Community?
11 October 2022 - The Sentencing Advisory Council has published a new consultation paper seeking stakeholder and community views on possible changes to deferred sentencing.
Serious Offenders Now Spending Longer in Prison
13 September 2022 - A review of sentencing data from the last 20 years reveals that courts in Victoria are now more likely to send offenders to prison for serious offences and that those offenders are getting longer sentences.
Sentencing Advisory Council Seeks Views on Changes to Good Behaviour Orders
16 August 2022 - The Sentencing Advisory Council has published a new consultation paper seeking stakeholder and community views on possible changes to adjourned undertakings.
Should Media Coverage Have an Effect on Sentencing?
19 July 2022 - The Sentencing Advisory Council’s latest report reviews 20 years of case law in Australia and highlights inconsistencies in how media coverage affects sentencing outcomes.
New Report: Imprisonment Rate Triples for Breaches of Family Violence Orders in Victoria
3 May 2022 - The Sentencing Advisory Council’s latest report finds changes in the sentencing of breaches of family violence orders in the 10 years from 2011 to 2020.
New Report Shows Far Fewer People Being Sentenced for Serious Offending While Serving a Community Correction Order
29 March 2022 - A new Sentencing Advisory Council report finds that the number of people sentenced for serious offending while serving a community correction order (CCO) has fallen to a five-year low during the 12 months to 30 June 2021, most likely due to COVID-19 restrictions affecting Victoria’s court system.
Most Stalking Is Family Violence Related: New Report
4 March 2022 - A report released today reveals over 25,000 stalking offences were recorded by police and nearly 7,000 were sentenced by courts in Victoria in the 10 years to 2020.
Regional Victoria Overrepresented in Intervention Orders: New Report
22 February 2022 - A report released today on breaches of personal safety intervention orders* (PSIOs) in Victoria finds that while 24% of Victoria’s population lives in rural and regional areas, 41% of applications for PSIOs are made in the regions.
New Report Reveals Substantial Increase in Offenders Aged 60+ in Victoria
15 September 2021 - A report released today finds that the number of offenders aged 60 and over being sentenced in Victoria has increased substantially over the past 10 years, well beyond the growth in this age group in the Victorian population.
Threat Offences a Warning Sign of Ongoing and Future Offending, New Report Shows
28 June 2021 - A new report released today finds that threat offending is associated with exceptionally high rates of prior and subsequent offending.
