Should good character affect sentencing?

Paul Goldsmith announced: National will continue to ensure there are real consequences for crime by abolishing good character assessments at sentencing for all sexual offending, National’s Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. … “As the law is written today, judges are required to take into account testimony from individuals willing to speak to an offender’s character […] The post Should good character affect sentencing? first appeared on Kiwiblog.