Maintaining the distinction between guilt and conviction also has the potential to improve community safety through the rehabilitation of offenders.
The Sentencing Advisory Council has stood its ground and hit back at the Liberals’ politically motivated stunt.
The Liberals have taken the next step in scrapping suspended sentences, producing legislation for public comment.
The Sentencing Advisory Council's report on the phasing out of suspended sentences delivered a list of less proven and far more costly alternatives.
The long-awaited report of the Sentencing Advisory Council (SAC) in to the sentencing of family violence offenders reinforces the Tasmanian Greens' position.
The Attorney General is ignoring her own Sentencing Advisory Council report on sentencing for sex offenders by pushing ahead with mandatory sentencing.