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JustSpeak refutes link between homosexuality and crime
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 7:33 pm | JustSpeak
“The Sensible Sentencing Trust’s submission that marriage equality would have a detrimental effect on levels of crime in New Zealand is baseless, damaging and founded on nothing.” More >>
How much is your freedom worth?
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 9:04 am | JustSpeak
“JustSpeak is concerned about calls from some groups that Stuart Murray Wilson should be sent back to prison because of the cost of keeping him under his current release conditions. What price do we as New Zealanders place of a person’s liberty ... More >>
JustSpeak condemns unequal treatment of blue collar crime
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 8:40 am | JustSpeak
“JustSpeak welcomes research showing the discrepancy between the treatment of blue collar and white collar fraud in the criminal justice system, and calls for urgent action from the Government to address discrimination.” “Dr Lisa Marriott’s ... More >>
Violent and Sex Offender Register Jeopardises Rights
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 7:03 pm | JustSpeak
“JustSpeak believes the Minister of Correction’s suggestion of a violent and sex offender register is unnecessary due to existing forms of monitoring, moves attention away from the causes and solutions to this kind of offending, and will breach the ... More >>
JustSpeak Calls For End To Police Cell Detention For Youths
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 9:08 am | JustSpeak
JustSpeak, a young people’s network working towards a fairer justice system, applauds the national review of young people in police in detention released yesterday but believes more must be done. More >>
JustSpeak forum to look at rehabilitation of offenders
Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 9:14 am | JustSpeak
Earlier this year, the Government announced that it was putting $65 million dollars of reprioritised funding into rehabilitation of offenders, aiming to reduce reoffending rates by 25 percent by 2017. But what does rehabilitation involve? What works well? ... More >>
Forum to examine the “criminalisation” of mental illness
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 9:41 am | JustSpeak
An upcoming community forum seeks to examine whether our current justice system, and the way in which it deals with mentally ill offenders, results in a “criminalisation” of mental illness. The forum will question whether someone suffering a mental illness ... More >>
Young people come together for a new approach to justice
Friday, 21 September 2012, 12:33 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak is bringing over 100 young people to Wellington this weekend to build a network of young people ready to speak up and tackle challenges faced in the justice sector. At JustSpeak Camp young people from all walks of life will consider recent ... More >>
JustSpeak calls for accuracy in reporting on sentencing
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 12:58 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak calls for accuracy in reporting of concurrent vs cumulative sentencing The Dominion Post on Saturday ran a headline article titled "Sentence 'a slap in the face' for Kylee Guy". JustSpeak is of the opinion that there were inaccurate ... More >>
Drug Treatment Courts potential game changer
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 9:37 am | JustSpeak
JustSpeak welcomes the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts (AODTCs) pilot programme as a potential game changer in our criminal justice system. More >>
Call for more agreement-focused criminal justice debate
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 4:18 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak, a network of young people working towards a fairer justice system, found some areas of common ground with victims’ lobby group Sensible Sentencing Trust at JustSpeak’s monthly community forum in Wellington last night More >>
Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Courts could change the game
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 10:18 am | JustSpeak
A model created in the United States to deal specifically with drug and alcohol offending is set to be trialled in New Zealand from November 2012. An upcoming community forum will question whether the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts (AODTCs) programme ... More >>
Justspeak Fundraiser - Documentary Night
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 11:34 am | JustSpeak
JustSpeak, a criminal justice group that is the youth arm of Rethinking Crime and Punishment, is running a fundraiser with two documentaries on Monday 3 September at 6pm, at St John's in the City on Willis Street. More >>
JustSpeak to launch in Auckland - forum on Youth Offending
Monday, 6 August 2012, 10:41 am | JustSpeak
JustSpeak will officially launch in Auckland on Wednesday 8 August with a forum on youth offending in Aotearoa. The forum will feature Dr Ian Lambie, Director of Clinical Psychology Training at the University of Auckland and a member of the Ministry of ... More >>
JustSpeak to launch in Auckland with Youth Offending Forum
Monday, 6 August 2012, 9:22 am | JustSpeak
JustSpeak to launch in Auckland with Youth Offending Forum JustSpeak will officially launch in Auckland on Wednesday 8 August with a forum on youth offending in Aotearoa. The forum will feature Dr Ian Lambie, Director of Clinical Psychology Training at ... More >>
Fresh Approach Needed for Women in Prisons - JustSpeak
Friday, 13 July 2012, 9:23 am | JustSpeak
JustSpeak, a young people’s network working towards a fairer justice system, gathered last night to discuss issues facing women in New Zealand prisons. Approximately 70 young people came to explore this topic and to share their thoughts at one of JustSpeak’s ... More >>
Review of Youth Offending Strategy needs to look wider
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 2:27 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak, a young people’s network working towards a fairer justice system, welcomes the Associate Minister of Justice’s announcement that the Government’s Youth Offending Strategy is to be reviewed. More >>
