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PUBLIC SAFETY PARAMOUNT AS ‘THREE STRIKES’ TO BECOME LAW
(19th January 2010)
“Congratulations to all concerned, the streets of New Zealand will be safer”
That was the first comment from Sensible Sentencing Trust Spokesman as the controversial ‘Three Strikes and the Max’ Bill passed its final hurdle to be passed into law.
Mr McVicar said the law would ensure repeat offenders were held to account and not simply recycled by the criminal friendly sham that had posed as a justice system in recent years.
“I realize the naysayers and liberals will be highly critical of this law but in reality this is self inflicted, they have no-one else to blame, they are simply getting their just deserts”.
“Many innocent lives have been lost needlessly as a direct result of criminal friendly policies that continuously recycled violent offenders”.
“Today’s announcement will end that nonsense; it is just a pity that the real criminals, the policy makers, are still not being held to account.”
“ David Garrett deserves a medal for this”. Mr. McVicar said referring to the ACT Party law and order spokesman who drafted and promoted the policy.
“It’s great to see National and ACT working together to crack down hard on violent offending. The public spoke loud and clear on this, they do not want criminals on the street.”
“The Sensible Sentencing Trust congratulates all concerned”
Regards,
Garth McVicar
National Spokesperson,
Sensible Sentencing Trust.
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A short film by Sarah Reese that looks at the Sentencing debate from both sides
Can a move towards harsher prison sentencing bring about a positive change in New Zealand's crime rate? Are longer prison sentences likely to provide effective rehabilitation or simply encourage recidivism?
One thing is for sure; there are more questions than answers. But if New Zealand is to see a reduction in senseless crimes that devastate families and communities, it is clear that something must be done.
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The essay "My Truth - The Mallet of Judgement" by Kristine Johnston may now be found here along with a number of other articles from Trust members and staff on our new Contributors Page
The Sensible Sentencing Trust was formed in March 2001 by a small group of motivated people with a passion and a vision to help create a patriotic, crime free New Zealand through the promotion of personal responsibility and a better deal for Victims of crime.
Our focus on the sentencing issue at this stage has been a deliberate part of our strategy. By highlighting the ridiculous sentences given to repeat offenders we felt most New Zealanders would identify and understand our message as we raised public awareness and encouraged community ownership.
We realise that harsher penalties alone are not the complete answer, but we believe that sensible sentences must be the first part of the package; we are now expanding our focus into other areas contributing to violent crime. Educating the public is seen as a key factor in achieving our ultimate goal of reducing crime.
The Trust encourages our members to become pro-active ambassadors by educating their respective communities as to the horrific consequences and ongoing effects of violent crime, for those directly involved and the wider community.
Public awareness has been achieved by holding public meetings around the country, and representatives of the organisation have spoken to hundreds of community groups.
Sensible Sentencing Trust is now a nationwide organisation with head office in Napier and co-ordinators in many regions. Everyone who works for the Trust does so on a voluntary basis; financial support comes from membership donations, community groups and individual contributions.
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is strictly a non-political organisation; with IRD approved donee and charitable trust status.
The Trust is absolutely committed to reducing violent crime through community awareness, education and research.
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National Spokesperson and Trustee :
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Garth McVicar
P.O. Box 701
Napier 4140
027 2487919
email garth@sst.org.nz
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National Secretary and Trustee :
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Wendy Pedler
P.O. Box 701
Napier 4140
(06) 8355521 SST Office
(06) 8355520 SST fax
021 2494333
email wendy@sst.org.nz
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Lawyer : Keith Jeffries
Wellington
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Accountants : Gardner Reaney Ltd
Chartered Accountants
P O Box 192
Napier 4140
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Trust Auditor : Gardner Knobloch Ltd
Chartered Accountants
Phone: 06 835 5018
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Assistant to Webmaster and
Database researcher
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Ross Crosby
+0061 42 4993905
email rncrosby@tpg.com.au
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With co-ordinators throughout our main regions.
webmaster@sst.org.nz for technical issues regarding this website.
The mission of the Sensible Sentencing Trust is:
"To obtain a large base of community support to ensure safety for all New Zealanders from violent and criminal offending through education, development of effective penal policies, and the promotion of responsible behaviour, accountable parenting and respect for each other at all levels of society".
The only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good
men and women to do nothing
Sensible Sentencing is a Nationwide organisation with membership increasing daily.
The time is right, Enough is Enough. This is a people issue, we need you, call 0900 SAFE NZ to join!
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