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Restorative Justice Works - Its Official!
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 9:28 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"The Hon Simon Power's decision to support pre-sentence restorative justice programmes will be a great boost for those who have supported restorative justice over many years", said Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment, ... More >>
Restorative Justice Works for both Victims and Offenders
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 4:47 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“The Hon Simon Power’s decision to support pre-sentence restorative justice programmes will be a great boost for those who have supported restorative justice over many years”, said Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment, and joint ... More >>
‘Improving the Transition' Report ignores recent research
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 12:06 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“Sir Peter Gluckman’s report ignored recent research which concludes that there was a 27% drop in reoffending for those who experience restorative justice, and that the cost-benefit is in the range of eight pounds saved for every pound invested” ... More >>
3 Strikes for Young Offenders Policy packed with Bad Ideas
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 9:40 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has excelled itself, with its ‘Three Strikes Policy for Young Offenders”, says Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. More >>
Sensible Sentencing wrong about Family Group Conferences
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 11:19 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“Sensible Sentencing’s claims that victims of violent and sexual crimes have no wish to relive that experience at Family Group Conferences, is not supported by the research”, says Dr Gabrielle Maxwell, Consultant to the Rethinking Crime and ... More >>
Bureau Launched to Promote Law and Order Debate
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 2:44 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Crime and Justice Speakers’ Bureau Launched to Promote Law and Order Debate “The public are sick of hearing the same old things from the same old people about crime and justice issues” says Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. More >>
Quaker calls for Penal Commission
Monday, 23 May 2011, 10:27 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
A strong plea for New Zealand to establish a Commision on penal reform, was made by the 2011 Quaker lecturer Tony Taylor. He suggested the time might be ripe for ideas about penal reform. He saw a glimmer of hope in the recent comments of The ... More >>
Politicians becoming less supportive of Imprisonment
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 10:11 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Politicians becoming less supportive of Imprisonment says Law and Order Expert “After three decades of rapidly increasing imprisonment rates across a number of countries there are signs that some politicians, and sections of the media and public, are ... More >>
“Doing Good Justice in Bad Times”
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 9:36 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
A major policy report released today, tackles key issues facing the criminal justice system. “Doing Good Justice in Bad Times – Toward a Fiscally Responsible Criminal Justice Strategy”, has been released in response to the rising costs of justice, ... More >>
Report leads to quality debate on law and order
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 10:01 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“This morning’s Dominion Post’s excellent lead article on chemical castration for sex offender Peter Holden, is an outstanding example of how media stories on crime and justice should be written”, says Kim Workman. “Let’s have more of ... More >>
Increased Imprisonment Not Responsible for Drop in Crime
Monday, 4 April 2011, 9:29 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"Recent claims by public commentators that the 6.7% reduction in the crime rate is due to the increased use of imprisonment, doesn't stack up against the evidence", says Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. He was responding ... More >>
New Zealand Murder Rate continues to trend downwards
Friday, 1 April 2011, 7:40 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Contrary to the earlier claims of the Sensible Sentencing Trust, the murder rate in New Zealand has been trending downwards for some years now” says Dr Gabrielle Maxwell, consultant to the Rethinking Crime and Punishment project. More >>
Reduction in Reported Crime May Be a Bad Thing
Friday, 1 April 2011, 12:33 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“The 2010 6.8% drop in reported crime, may have very little to do with increased Police numbers, tasers, digital communications, and crime fighting” says Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. “It may have more to do with public ... More >>
Plan to Change Mongrel Mob Image Detracts
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 12:33 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“Tricky’s plan to re-brand the Mongrel Mob has the potential to detract from the current initiatives with gang communities that are producing significant results”, says Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. “The sole benefit ... More >>
Earthquake Provides Opportunity for Reparation
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 9:43 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"With a bit of lateral thinking, offenders and prisoners could become major contributors to the reclamation of Canterbury. Instead of being a burden on the state, they could become an asset. At the same time, the government could reduce the ongoing ... More >>
Poor ‘Boot camp’ Outcomes Provide an Opportunity
Sunday, 13 February 2011, 11:48 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The poor ‘Boot Camp’ outcomes should not be regarded as a failure, but as an opportunity to experiment with a different approach”, said Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking and Punishment. He was commenting on a report from the Minister of ... More >>
Law and Order Strategy Looks to Invest Justice $ More Wisely
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 9:55 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The Prime Minister's plans for Justice, Law and Order and Public Safety policies in 2011, set out in his speech to Parliament, hold considerable promise, says Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. "It's a relief to hear a speech ... More >>
Housing CEO's Actions Toward Pomare Tenants Deplorable
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 9:49 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"Lesley McTurk's reported comments on the Pomare evictions, and her decision to evict these whanau 10 days before a Human Rights Review, reflects poorly on both her professional judgement and ability to conduct herself in a neutral and objective ... More >>
Kaupapa Maori Prisoner Rehabilitation
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 10:40 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"When Pita Sharples officiates at the ceremony marking the beginning of construction of the Whare Oranga Ake Units at Hawkes Bay and Spring Hill Prisons, it will be for him, more than just another ministerial duty", said Kim Workman (Ngati Kahungunu), ... More >>
Kaupapa Maori Prisoner Rehabilitation - One Man’s Dream
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 10:08 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“When Pita Sharples officiates at the ceremony marking the beginning of construction of the Whare Oranga Ake Units at Hawkes Bay and Spring Hill Prisons, it will be for him, more than just another ministerial duty”, said Kim Workman (Ngati Kahungunu), ... More >>
