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Dogma or data? Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts

By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology

Judges routinely reduce sentences based on mitigating factors. But a proposal to cap such reductions will potentially lead to fewer guilty pleas and put more strain on a the justice system.

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