Noel McNamara

Noel John McNamara (born 12 January 1938) is an Australian campaigner for victims of crime and outspoken critic of the Australian justice system. In 1993 Noel established the Crime Victims Support Association (CVSA) with his wife Bev McNamara. The association is politically involved and lobbies the government on criminal law reform and greater support for victims of crime.

Noel is widely consulted and represented in Australian Print Media, radio and TV. His reported hardline approach to crime often conflicts with the views and actions of civil libertarians, the parole board, members of the legal profession and judges. Noel advocates harsher jail sentences for people convicted of [...], [...], pedophilia, culpable driving and other violent crimes. He also advocates the abolition of minimum sentences within the penal system, the abolition of double jeopardy laws and the abolition of crimes compensation payments to the families of murdered criminals.

Noel was outraged after his eldest daughter Tracey McNamara was brutally murdered in 1992 and the killer only received a 10 years minimum jail term. Since that time Noel has actively supported victims of violent crime and often personally attends court cases on behalf of victims. His motto is, “To make justice a right, not a privilege.”

Once a year, Noel hosts The Flight of Angels memorial service on the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne for victims of [...] and culpable driving.

Both Noel McNamara and Beverley McNamara received the Order of Australia (Companion) Medal in 2004 for service to the community, particularly through the Crime Victims Support Association Victoria.

References

• 1Disqualified drivers back behind the wheel
• 2Paroled granny killer straight back to prison
• 3DPP appeals 9-year term for serial [...]
• 4Thousands of criminals beat jail with apology
• 5Assaulted mother branded too 'articulate'for counselling
• 6Jail again for 520 paroled criminals on crime sprees
• 7DPP moots reforms to double jeopardy rulings
• 8Retrial laws are courted
• 9Serial [...] gets nine years
• 10Why? Mum's plea to husband
• 11'Pumpkin' detectives blasted
• 12Victims angry at [...] priest jail term
• 13Expert training and diet advice at gym for prisoners
• 14Harry M hired 'because of media pressure'
• 15Douglas family defends agent signing
• 16Shooting suspect surrenders to police
• 17Child [...] criminals to be listed on the internet
• 18Call for sacking over massacre video release
• 19Gang widows carve up compo as 'victims'
• 20Moran memoirs upset victims of crime
• 21Triple [...]'s [...] change bid 'a ploy'
• 22Redemption in words
• 23Victim groups push to curb predator
• 24Victim hits child [...] term
• 25Rights charter to empower crime victims
• 26Child [...] criminals to be listed on the internet
• 27Selective human rights Mr Hampel?
• 28Anger over killer's [...] change bid
• 29Call for ban on [...] movies
• 30Council to rule on [...] sentences
• 31Nguyen Tuong Van funeral furore
• 32Lie tests to beat rapists
• 33[...] sites bus tour dumped
• 34Halfway house's prime site
• 35The full honours list (OAM 2004)
• 36 High Risk Offenders: Post-Sentence Supervision and Detention (PDF)

External links

Crime Victims Support Association

See also

• Crime
• Crime in Australia
• Crime in Melbourne