The Walk Without Fear Trust strongly supports the
Government’s newly announced sentencing reforms aimed at
ensuring real consequences for serious crime and repeat
offending.
The Trust, which advocates for safer
communities, justice for victims, and proportionate,
meaningful consequences for offenders, believes the reforms
are a vital step toward deterring repeat offenders and
restoring public confidence in the justice
system.
Chairman Eugene Bareman says the measures will
go a long way toward shifting the balance back in favour of
victims and those impacted by violence.
“For too
long, we’ve seen offenders getting break after break while
victims and their families are left to pick up the
pieces,” says Bareman. “These changes send a clear
message that there are consequences for criminal behaviour,
and that the safety of our communities matters.”
The
Trust especially welcomes the introduction of new
aggravating factors for those who target sole-charge workers
and livestream their crimes, and the capping of sentence
discounts that have often been misused in cases involving
serious offending.
Walk Without Fear Trust remains
committed to advocating for a justice system that is fair,
firm, and focused on the needs of those harmed by violent
crime.
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