New Report: Imprisonment Rate Triples for Breaches of Family Violence Orders in Victoria
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
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
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
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
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
A new report released today finds that threat offending is associated with exceptionally high rates of prior and subsequent offending.
Longer Prison Terms for Sex Offences, Government and Court Reforms Drive Increase
A report released today by the Sentencing Advisory Council shows that sex offences in Victoria are receiving longer prison sentences than they were 10 years ago.
New Report Examines Serious Offending by People Serving a Community Correction Order in Victoria
A report released today by the Sentencing Advisory Council finds 1.7% of people serving a community correction order (CCO) were sentenced in the four years to 30 June 2020 for a serious offence committed while serving their CCO.
New Report Finds Image-Based Sexual Abuse Strongly Linked to Family Violence
The Sentencing Advisory Council today released the first study in Australia of how image-based sexual abuse is sentenced.
Two-Thirds of Children Held on Remand Aren’t Ultimately Sentenced to Detention: New Report
The Sentencing Advisory Council today released a report examining case outcomes for children held on remand* in Victoria in 2017–18. It reveals that two-thirds of remanded children did not receive a custodial sentence.
