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Character references tell a court you’re a good person. Why are convicted rapists allowed to use them?

By Vicki Lowik, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity Australia
Amanda-Jane George, Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Business and Law, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia

If you’re convicted of sexual abuse, your friends and family can tell the court how good you are, with the hope of a more lenient sentence. There are calls for this to change.

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