s community safety too often outweighed by the presumption of innocence for serious repeat offenders in bail decisions? Do bail decision-makers lose sight of the proper balance that needs to be achieved and too readily grant bail, even for repeat serious offenders? Have governments paid sufficient attention to community concerns about repeat offenders committing serious … [Read more...]
#LawReform: Victoria’s Defective Bail System A Threat To Public Safety In Wake Of Bourke Street Attack
Personal safety is a fundamental human right.But how safe can we feel when potentially dangerous criminals are wrongly released on bail? The increasing frequency of terrorist-inspired attacks leaves many of us fearing that at any given moment a criminal who should, by most people’s standards, be in jail could be roaming the streets and ready to harm innocent people.The … [Read more...]