More Victorians Going to Prison and Longer Prison Sentences Lead to Increased Imprisonment Rate
23 May 2013 - Victoria's prison population increased by over one-third between 2002 and 2012.
New Report Highlights Disadvantage among Indigenous Offenders
11 April 2013 - Indigenous offenders sentenced in the Magistrates’ Court are more likely to receive a term in prison rather than an order supervised in the community.
Sex Offenders to Spend More Time in Jail under Proposed Baseline Scheme
3 May 2012 - The Attorney-General has asked the Council for advice on a baseline sentencing scheme.
Community Safety Priority for Parole Decisions
23 March 2012 - The Council has released its findings following a review of the Adult Parole Board.
Gross Violence Report Released
10 November 2011 - The Council has responded to a request for advice on the introduction of gross violence offences.
Perceptions of Crime Linked to Confidence
31 August 2011 - People's perception of crime can predict how confident they are in the justice system.
New Series of Sentencing Statistics
23 June 2011 - The Council has launched its Current Sentencing Practices report series.
New Report Challenges ‘Punitive Public’ Myth
1 April 2011 - New research indicates that Victorians favour increasing alternatives to prison over building more prisons.
Gender Differences in Sentencing Report Released
3 August 2010 - A new Council report compares sentencing outcomes for women and men in Victoria.
Suspended Sentences Use Unchanged
14 May 2010 - The use of suspended sentences has not decreased in Victoria following changes to the order introduced in 2006.
