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
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
Denis Burke has published a website in defence of mandatory sentencing
at:
http://www.nt.gov.au/ministers/current_issues/mandatory_sentencing.shtml
Trudy
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