In 2020, a German backpacker strangled a Tasmanian sex worker, then fled with her mobile phone and cash. His version of events was accepted by an Australian court, which jailed him for manslaughter. Now, German authorities are re-examining the case. #crime #law #justice #system #sentencing #courts
A man who was found guilty of domestic violence offences and who pleaded guilty to contempt of court for photographing the victim giving evidence has been jailed for more than four years. #courts #sentencing #crime #domestic #violence
DURHAM - Self-identified gay man reportedly felt rejected by LGBTQ+ community.
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#Cyberstalking #LGBTQSafety #RaleighDurham #JusticeServed #OnlineHarassment #LGBTQProtection #FBI #LegalJustice #CommunitySafety #Sentencing
An Adelaide man will serve a home detention sentence for an attack in the city's nightlife precinct that left his "off-guard" victim learning how to walk and eat independently again. #sentencing #courts #crime #assault
A District Court Judge has jailed a 25-year-old who "deliberately" ignored a stop sign and give way sign before colliding with a bus, killing his two passengers. #traffic #offences #courts #road #accidents #incidents #sentencing
A report submitted to the Scottish Sentencing Council was published last week: 'Exploring unwarranted #disparities in #sentencing in Scotland' www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/news-and-med...
Unfortunately, we could not access any data so the report only outlines potential research avenues.
South Australia's Attorney-General has applied to have convicted paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy jailed indefinitely. #sentencing #child #sexual #abuse #legal #profession #state #territory #government
The #Sentencing Academy explores changing sentencing trends over the last twenty years. #prisons #criminaljustice
Reo Te Whetu Marama Marsh, who was then 34 years old, was charged In November 2021 over Mary Benedito's death after she was found unresponsive in a Southport apartment. #courts #sentencing
A man has been spared jail time after his "substandard" driving resulted in a crash that caused the death of his passenger. #traffic #offences #courts #road #accidents #incidents #sentencing
The sentence of NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby has been extended on appeal, meaning he will serve two years in home detention. Danby hit two pedestrians with his car in June 2024, killing one. #courts #sentencing
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#윤석열 #선고
#Yoon #Sentencing
The Prison Reform Trust has published a new #advice #guide on the #2026 #Sentencing Act aimed specifically at #prisoners and those supporting them.
A man who stabbed a police officer with a pair of scissors during a domestic violence call-out in regional Queensland has had his jail sentence increased. #courts #police #sentencing #domestic #violence
Four men who faced a retrial over the murder of Albanian refugee Urim Gjabri in Adelaide's north in 2018 are again jailed for life, with the judge saying their crime was motivated by "greed and [a] desire to rob him of the cannabis". #homicide #courts #refugees #sentencing
This national public attitudes survey on #sentencing was undertaken by @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social and academics Dr Rachel McPherson (Uni of Glasgow Law @uofgnews.bsky.social), Dr Ailbhe O'Loughlin (@uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social), and Prof Cyrus Tata (@lawstrath.bsky.social). [2/2].
#Law #CrimSky
⚖️ 🏴 👇 NEW national public attitudes survey of what Scots think about sentencing. It has sections on attitudes to community sentences, domestic abuse, sentencing people with mental health or developmental conditions, & media coverage of #sentencing
www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/news-and-med...
Preprint available here: jmpinasanchez.github.io/sentencing.h...
#sentencing #punitiveness #disparities
Katrina Munting speaks on 'good character' referrences for convicted offenders.
#childabuse #law #sentencing
#tasmania
A 33-year-old man has been jailed for more than eight years for raping a teenage girl who was in the care of South Australia's Department for Child Protection. #sexual #offences #sentencing #law #crime #justice #courts
LIVE: Hong Kong Secretary for Security speaks on Jimmy Lai’s sentencing
Secretary of Security Bureau of Hong Kong Chris Tang Ping-keung speaks to the media after tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in jail. #HongKong #Security #ChrisTang #JimmyLai #Sentencing #live #Reuters #News Keep up…
STV News story on our independent Sentencing & Penal Policy Commission report to reduce the prison population and change Scottish Justice.
It's heartening to see First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social call our work "well considered and thoughtful"
#Sentencing #Criminology
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Scottish Ministers urged to rethink jail sentences of less than two years.
Coverage of our Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission report and recommendations in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
@7vans.bsky.social
#Sentencing #Criminology #CrimSky #Law
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583237...
New documents accuse the Parole Administrative Review Commissioner of making a mistake by not allowing the SA Parole Board to participate in a review of a decision to release Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis. #courts #sentencing
Domestic violence killers in the Northern Territory are set to serve longer prison sentences without parole than others charged with murder. #domestic #violence #state #territory #government #courts #laws #sentencing
PAS is proud to have been part of this successful, collective effort to remove Clause 35 from the #sentencing bill.
China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including "key members" involved in online scam operations. #scams #fraud #sentencing
No! #Impeach #Trail #Accountability #Consequences #Sentencing put those new prison to good use. #VOTE🇺🇸
This was Tokosi’s 2nd attempted murder trial. At 13, he did time for a stabbing. He didn't learn, he just got louder.
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#ukcrime #digdat #truecrime #london #theoldbailey #sentencing #crimenews #ukdrill #justice #theredlinetrace #breakingnews #lifelessons