Victims of crimes should not have to sit in court and hear how the person that caused them harm is of ‘good character’,” ...

Character references can be a powerful tool in your job search arsenal, especially when aiming for high-paying positions. Whether you’re providing one for a colleague or requesting one for yourself, ...

The use of character references in sexual crime cases should be reformed urgently, campaigners have told BBC News NI. Haileigh Ashton Lamont, a victim of sexual abuse who now works with survivors, ...

There are calls for more thorough checks on character references after a charity boss was appalled to find his reference was used to stand up for child abuser Jeffrey “Joffa” Corfe. Collingwood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the ...

The consideration of good character references for accused rapists will now be restricted under major Queensland court reforms, as was recommended earlier this year by a Queensland Sentencing Advisory ...

Character references for a person convicted of sexual offences will now have to be given under oath. It is one of a number of measures contained in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human ...