As chairman of the council, Freiberg has made a number of major recommendations on sentencing law reform. The most publicised and controversial of these was the abolition of suspended sentences,Suspended sentences on way out for serious crimes - National - theage.com.au which Freiberg labelled "inherently flawed". He has also urged for the removal of provocation as a relevant consideration in sentencing for homicides,New report urges full sentences for wife killers | Herald Sun increased use of home detention, and has advocated increased use of specialised courts such as drug courts. Freiberg has also recommended that judges be allowed to indicate to defendants what their penalty may be if they plead guilty, as a means of encouraging early guilty pleas, reducing court backlogs and preventing victims from experiencing the trauma of a trial.Govt support for sentencing reforms - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
