Q+A: Could working with gangs help reduce crime?
New Zealand National Party leader Simon Bridges wants to stop gang members from gaining access to welfare if they cannot prove their income is from legitimate sources. This comes at a time when some gangs are wanting changes in their community. However, sociologist...
Are armed police patrols the solution to gun violence? 🔊
The debate around the trial of armed police patrols in New Zealand continues since it was announced three weeks ago. The patrols will be rolled out in Manukau, Waikato, and Canterbury and involve heavily armed, specially trained units roaming the streets in vehicles....
Are New Zealand’s colonial institutions pushing Māori toward a life of crime?
By Ethan Kisby Are New Zealand’s colonial institutions pushing Māori toward a life of crime? Ethan Kisby explores. New Zealand gang membership, especially Māori gang membership, may have more to do with our colonial history and young men searching for a sense of...
Q+A: How can we fix New Zealand’s broken justice system?
Last week, an independent report revealed massive failings throughout New Zealand’s criminal justice system. The interim report from the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group (Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora) – called The Vessel of Tears (He Waka Roimata) –...
Q+A: What is going wrong inside New Zealand’s prisons?
A recent report investigating the state of three New Zealand prisons found that low staffing numbers were straining conditions. The Corrections Office of the Inspectorate report into the Rimutaka, Otago, and Auckland South prisons also highlighted overcrowding,...
An act of crime, or terror? How the Christchurch attacker might be tried
By John Ip Was it an act of crime or terror? John Ip explores how the Christchurch attacker might be tried. On 15 March 2019, an Australian national living in Christchurch allegedly attacked the Al Noor and Linwood Mosques during Friday prayers, killing 50 people, the...
Why are North American prisoners on strike?
By Calvin Schermerhorn Calvin Schermerhorn argues the North American prisoner strike exposes an age old American reliance on forced labor. Prisoners in 17 states and several Canadian provinces are on strike in protest of prison labor conditions. Their demonstrations...
Do ‘three strikes’ laws work?
By James Oleson Criminologist James Oleson looks into the controversial three strikes law in New Zealand and whether it works as a policy in keeping communities safe. After announcing in 2017 that New Zealand’s controversial three-strikes law would be repealed,[1]...
Q+A: The Golden State Killer case: Are our data rights slipping away?
Earlier this year, a 72-year-old former police officer named Joseph D’Angelo was arrested for a spate of rapes and murders attributed to the elusive Golden State Killer between 1976 and 1986. D’Angelo’s arrest has raised profound questions about ethical uses of DNA...Subscribe by Email
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