ADMINISTRATION OF – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Original article by Daniel Emerson
The West Australian – Page: 1 : 13-Jan-15

Some 1,127 fine defaulters in Western Australia opted to serve time in jail rather than pay their fine or undertake community service in 2013-14. In contrast, just 442 defaulters were jailed in 2007-08. Corrective Services Minister Joe Francis is concerned that many people are taking advantage of laws which allow multiple jail terms to be served concurrently. He has called for reforms such as longer jail periods and deducting the fines from the payments of welfare recipients rather than jailing them

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. CENTRELINK

Sentences not lenient: Chief Justice

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Original article by Amanda Banks
The West Australian – Page: 18 : 15-Oct-14

Western Australia’s Chief Justice Wayne Martin says there is a perception among the general public that judges in Australia are too soft on crime and impose lenient sentences, which in turn is leading to higher crime rates. However, he has told a conference in Singapore that courts in all Australian jurisdictions are in fact imposing harsher sentences, with the result that crime rates are falling. He noted that the state’s appeal courts are handing down tougher sentences for crimes such as glassing and manslaughter

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