myAIPMThis article reviews the roll-out of the “no body” laws in Queensland and considers the potential to misuse the victims’ movement for political gain. We examine the ten published decisions made by the Parole Board Queensland under s193A of the Corrective Services Act 2006 (Qld) to date and discuss the extent to which the legislative aims of the reforms have been met. We argue that there is little evidence these reforms have achieved their aims, and there is a risk that the politicization of parole regimes exploits the victims’ rights movement by offering victims’ families false hope.
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Moffa, M., Ruyters, M., & Stratton, G. (2022). Still no bodies: Five years of “no body, no parole” in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Criminology.
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