Where parents report their child's criminal conduct to police, this is a proper consideration in sentencing that promotes the purposes of sentencing under s 3A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), particularly where the offender responds positively to the intervention. A sentencing judge assessing objective seriousness for standard non-parole period purposes need not identify with mathematical precision the degree of departure from mid-range, provided the overall sentence is within the proper exercise of discretion having regard to all relevant factors.
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