Thread by @DrWilliams

***Thread ***Absolutely and utterly unsurprising, Remembering that in 2016 the NSW Sentencing Council at the time - consisting of 12 male and 3 female members found ‘no problem with the sentencing of DV offenders’ despite the disturbing facts that...

https://twitter.com/womenssafetynsw/status/1398175241092812802

1. DV offenders found guilty of common assault (the most common charge) were less likely to go to prison @HayleyFoster_ @WCS_CEO @paulmcgorrery @melwojtas @MattsJane @davtw @RonniSalt @nadinevoncohen @MFWitches @yabbtopia @earthma23 @DMckateface @kelfuller @PCKJ3627 @custodypeace

2. Indigenous Offenders were far more likely to go to prison @dhanyajmani @TheblueTake @sandyosullivan @Drhutch2011 @shaunwarnock_sw @FeeBenson @sally_stevensxn

3. DV offenders were more likely to be found ‘Not Guilty’ @MattsJane @ncdvtmh @GeraldineBilst1

4. DV charges were more likely to be withdrawn @catherine_falc @stefoons @dianamswancutt

So , even though the Premiers goal in 2018 was to reduce domestic violence by 25% by 2021, but all we have seen is an increase... not one part of me finds this outcome remotely unexpected @HayleyFoster_ @dvrcv @DV_NSW @LoveNotGreed @CCCBuryStEd @moonscapecat