Here is the article I was thinking of...
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 7:54 CDT
LOCAL NEWS : Northern Territory
Break-ins skyrocket despite
mandatory sentencing
The Northern Territory's mandatory sentencing
regime does not appear to be deterring
criminals from committing property offences.
Mandatory sentencing was introduced in the
Territory almost three years ago.
The latest annual report from Territory Police
shows unlawful entries in Alice Springs and
Darwin have increased significantly.
In Alice Springs in 1997/98 there were 687
reported breaks-ins.
Twelve months later the annual total was 830.
Reports of criminal damage also increased.
In Darwin there were more than 2,200 break-ins
during 1998/99, up by 512 on the previous
year.
The report also shows unlawful entries into
buildings in Darwin more than doubled.
In Katherine property crime was up by 5 per
cent.
© 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sandy Sanders wrote:
>
> Yes, it's an interesting site -- thanks for posting the url, Trudy. I've
> already sent them a friendly note, but there's one thing I thought of
> later. They've got statistics purporting to show a 14% decrease in
> various kinds of property crime in the NT. Their benchmark dates
> are from 1995 to 1998. Am I wrong in thinking that the NT
> mandatory sentencing laws came into effect in March 1997? If
> that's right, what are the stats for before and after the laws
> changed? Someone might like to point out (in the nicest possible
> way), this discrepancy in their use of damned lies (sorry, statistics).
>
> Sandy
>
> > Trudy and Rod Bray wrote:
> > >
> > > Denis Burke has published a website in defence of mandatory sentencing
> > > at:
> > >
> > > http://www.nt.gov.au/ministers/current_issues/mandatory_sentencing.shtml
> > >
> > > Trudy
> > >
> >
> > I posted this URL (above) yesterday and I don't know if anyone got that
> > far but at the bottom there is a place where you can tell Denis Burke
> > what you think of mandatory sentencing - it promises to go straight to
> > the Chief Minister.
> > If you want to make sure that it does, you could alway send a copy to
> > his email address. ;-)
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Trudy
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