Study Reveals, Why Plead Guilty?
11 August 2015 - A study released today reveals for the first time who pleads guilty in Victoria’s higher courts.
New Study Reveals Factors Involved in Major Driving Offences
30 June 2015 - Almost two-thirds of all offenders convicted of culpable driving causing death were speeding or affected by alcohol.
New Data on Reoffending in Victoria
29 May 2015 - Less than half of all people sentenced in Victorian courts reoffended over the next decade.
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.
