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NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?

By Vicki Lowik, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity Australia
Amanda-Jane George, Associate professor, Bond University

Convicted criminals won’t be able to use references from family and friends to get more lenient sentences in NSW, but more widespread change could be hard.

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