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  "textContent": "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 […]\n\nThe post Should good character affect sentencing? first appeared on Kiwiblog.",
  "title": "Should good character affect sentencing?"
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