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Amend the law to expressly recognise pre-meditation and aggravation as degrees of homicide. Replace the 17-year starting point under section 104 of the Sentencing Act 2000 with a MANDATORY whole of life sentence for this offence.
In addition to premeditation: aggravating factors shall include, offending while on parole, brutality, multiple killings, killing of a police officer, murder in the commission of another offence, murder of children, use of a firearm in the commission of an offence.
Must be paid before Judge able to take into consideration. If a judge reduces a sentence because of a promise the judge must have the power to ensure this happens.
Alternative: Govt. guaranteed reparation. - Offender financed reparation fund.
Example: Too many instances to list here.
(a)Remove the right for rapists and other violent offenders to receive home detentionby amending section 100 of Sentencing Act.
Insert a power for judges to sentence an offender directly to home detention.
(c) Introduce legislation requiring bail conditions to be mandatory for all offenders (other than rapists and violent) who are given leave to apply for home detention.
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461 released on deferred sentences pending Parole Board decisions on home detention, average of 34 days "freedom" before Judge makes decision. (See Ron Mark's releases in May 2003).
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