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Recommendation 31
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Sentencing guidelines require amendment to consider emotional and psychological harms of fraud.
Recommendation
Sentencing guidelines should be amended to give greater consideration to the emotional and psychological harms caused by fraud crimes alongside the financial losses incurred. (Paragraph 122) Disrupting and preventing fraud
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 January 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗