Toughest state on crime: a 24/7 Bail Court, ninety-day justice for violent charges, adult sentencing for serious child offenders, and police freed to patrol.
Victorian opposition pledges to toughen bail and sentencing laws
The Victorian opposition has pledged to expand the government's "adult time for violent crime" laws and introduce a "one-strike" bail rule that would see re-offenders automatically denied bail.
Community Safety - Platform | The Australian Greens
Labor and the Liberals' approach to crime clearly isn't working. Despite Victoria having more police than any other state, people don't feel any safer. We need a different approach.
New laws to criminalise coercive control - Parliament of Victoria
New family violence reforms to create a standalone criminal offence of coercive control, have passed the Parliament.
Victoria's crime crisis is turning, but a looming election means everything
Fresh data shows crime levels may be beginning to plateau, but as the state election looms, the political crisis fuelled by the community's perception of safety shows little sign of easing.
One Nation Victoria Proposes Tougher Penalties for Illegal Dumping - One Nation Victoria
One Nation Victoria proposes fines of up to $300,000 and tougher penalties for illegal dumping.
One Nation’s flawed justice system ‘rebuild’
One Nation has released plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility, increase sentences and reduce bail, which lawyers say are unworkable and wildly expensive policies.
Victoria is facing a $3b-a-year debt bomb
Australia’s most indebted state government faces a raft of fiscal challenges over the next five years after the 10-year bond rate surpassed the 6 per cent mark last week.
Mississippi public defenders could curb incarcerations - Mississippi Today
What Mississippi needs is a state-level public defender mandate establishing clear, enforceable standards that apply in every jurisdiction: standards for compensation and expenses, for workload, for when counsel first meets a client, for continuity of representation through all stages of a case.
Youth crime down as Victoria's crime rate continues to fall
Home invasions, carjackings and robberies all fell in the 12 months to the end of June, but police say their work is "far from over".
The roots of justice : crime and punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870-1910 | WorldCat.org
Criminal Justice Fact Sheet
A compilation of facts and figures surrounding policing, the criminal justice system, incarceration, and more.
Democracy and Accountability - One Nation Victoria
Every dollar in public view. YourMoney.vic.gov.au, Royal Commissions into the Big Build and Victoria's COVID response, and scrapping the Statewide Treaty.
VICTORIA, IT’S TIME TO TAKE OUR STATE BACK - One Nation Victoria
Pauline Hanson's One Nation has launched its Victorian election campaign with Warren Pickering as State Leader, offering Victorians a real alternative focused on cost of living, crime and energy.
Victorian Labor
Every victim-survivor of family or sexual violence deserves justice.
