National's proposed ban on judges considering character references for sex offenders has drawn support from sexual violence advocates but raised concerns among legal experts about fair and balanced sentencing.
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9292 is the text number. Standard text fees apply. Barry Soper's going to talk us through that. Love to hear what you've got to say about it. I suspect most people love this idea. Anyway, on to something else. The National Party says if it is re-elected, it will scrap good character references for sexual offenders facing sentencing. Now, this is where a sex offender's families or associates testify about their good character. And then the judge takes those references into account when they decide on a sentence. So Mira Tagavi from the Law Association told Mike this morning that getting rid of these references not a good idea.
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tougher sentencing, no reputation-based discounts
National wants to scrap sexual offender character references. Should NZ go further?dangerous to victim trauma and minimises sexual violence
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