Taking Gen Violence More Seriously

There is a palpable push to take gen violence more seriously through the law. Do we believe higher conviction rates and longer prison sentences are successfully addressing sexual violence or meaningfully rehabilitating offenders? The of criminal offending in australia fell by 18 % in the decade to 20 20, while the incarceration rate rose by 25%. We pay around 330 dollars per jailed person per day,. community base rehabilitation programs and survivor support services struggle for funding. Sometimes people may need to be removed from our community for a short amount of time, says community lawyer thear deacon greenwood. But we should also be interested in what happens next and how we integrate those people, because ultimately that is a crime prevention issue