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Victim input and restorative justice in sentencing Down Under

By Douglas A. Berman

This new story from Australia, headlined "Victims to get say in sentencing," reports on an interest program being implemented in a country which has a long history with sentencing.  Here are the details:New South Wales Attorney-General John Hatzistergos says the roll-out of a new program will give more victims of crime a say in how offenders are sentenced. Under the program, magistrates can order offenders to sit down with their victim, a facilitator and police to discuss the impact of their crime and come up with an intervention plan. The plan can include forcing the offender to apologise to their victim, pay compensation or perform community work. Mr Hatzistergos says magistrates will consider the intervention plan when sentencing offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 04, 2008 (boomark / email).