Victims to have a say in suspended sentences
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Victims of crime will have a chance to give their view on suspended sentences in a review announced by the NSW Attorney General- John Hatzistergos. The Attorney General cites statistics from a Bureau of Crime Statistics report that found suspended sentences had grown 300% between 2000 and 2007. He said the review will also consider community attitudes to the punishment, given this particular conviction can be seen as “light” and not appropriate punishment for serious crimes. But why has it been so popular with magistrates, and what would happen if the review recommended that this particular sentence be scrapped?
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