The Kids Are Alright
9 April 2015 - Well-behaved young people and increased use of cautions by police mean fewer young adults are winding up in court.
Sentencing Analysis Indicates Gambling Is a Pathway to Commercial-Scale Cannabis Cultivation
17 March 2015 - Almost a quarter of large commercial drug traffickers and 20% of commercial cultivators have gambling problems.
Sentencing Advisory Council Launches Higher Courts Sentencing Data Online
23 October 2014 - The Sentencing Advisory Council has released a major upgrade to its online statistical tool.
Innovative Analysis Reveals Community Correction Order Use in the Higher Courts
16 October 2014 - The Council has released findings of an innovative analysis of community correction orders.
New Report Outlines Relationship between Community Sentence Conditions and Reoffending Rates
2 October 2014 - A new Council report identifies a correlative link between supervision as a community-based order condition and an increased risk of reoffending.
Report Outlines How New Baseline Sentences Will Be Calculated
18 September 2014 - The Sentencing Advisory Council today released its Calculating the Baseline Offence Median: Report.
Fines Often Unpaid and Unenforced
30 May 2014 - Around 40% of Victorians and 36% of companies who receive court fines fail to pay them.
Community Correction Orders: The First 18 Months
24 February 2014 - The Council has published a report showing that community correction orders are being used in place of sentences that were abolished in January 2012.
Major Changes in Sentences for Family Violence Order Contravention
24 September 2013 - New Council research finds a marked increase in family violence orders in Victoria and changes to sentencing practices for contravention offences.
Report on Reoffending Showcases New Database
4 June 2013 - The Council has released analysis of new data on reoffending following sentencing in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.
