Criminals don't flee from counsellors : a sentencing theory blueprint for victim support and crime reduction in Australia / Francis W. Gilroy.

North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2026.

1st edition

203436

Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Australia.

Victims of crimes -- Australia.

Justice -- Australia.

1. The inadequacies of sentencing

2. The obligation upon a 'just society'

3. The purposes of sentencing

4. Political claims of 'tougher penalties'

5. Ignoring the social contract of being at liberty

6. Strategy one: Discontinue character evidence at sentencing

7. Strategy two: Utilisation of maximum penalties and guideline judgements

8. Strategy three: Victim-survivor standing and pro bono legal representation in sentence considerations and proceedings

9. Strategy four: Sustainable rehabilitation through work for parole

10. Law Council of Australia: 2025 recommended reforms

11. Authoritative recommendations of reconstruction to sentencing practices: 1967-2025

12. From blueprint to reality: What it will take?

This book provides a pragmatic blueprint for rectifying failures in current sentencing practices that are meant to deter crime and support its victims. Frank Gilroy examines the justice system’s impact on the victim-survivors of crime and compares it with the true attitudes of criminals who prey upon society. Common-sense legal strategies are presented by him, guiding the reader through issues that seriously impair the effectiveness of criminal justice systems. The reader is informed by the observations, experience and knowledge Gilroy gained from his four decades as a frontline police detective and subsequent career as a solicitor. Gilroy knows what is failing in the administration of criminal justice and he appeals to government to show courage when shouldering its paramount obligation of protecting communities from predation by criminals. He believes it is time to accept the fact that ‘Criminals don’t flee from Counsellors’ - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references.

9781923267589

xiv, 123 pages ; 23 cm