Consideration is being given to limiting or ending the use of good character references in some court proceedings. It comes after a good character reference was given by former UUP chairman and ...

A rapist who won a retrial because he wasn’t given the chance to tell a jury about his “good character” has been sentenced to nine years’ jail in a case that survivor campaigners say highlights the ...

The Trump administration announced new policies focusing on "good moral character" and social media screening for naturalization applicants. USCIS will assess social media for "anti-American" or ...

In a recent Newcastle trial, a jury found three men guilty on multiple charges of sexually assaulting three teenage girls over two nights. The victims provided harrowing evidence of the violence ...

The incident, witnessed by multiple MPs and staffers, came after Liberal Leader Kellie Sloane collared Attorney-General Michael Daley over proposed changes which would scrap character references for ...

New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill this ...