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Call for review of "second chance" policies
Monday, 9 March 2009, 11:09 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Government should conduct a state sector wide review of policies and practices which discriminate against reformed offenders, and consider whether the current policies are unfair and/or discriminatory. That is the view of Rethinking Crime and Punishment ... More >>
Review ‘second chance’ policies for ex-offenders
Monday, 9 March 2009, 10:49 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Government should conduct a state sector wide review of policies and practices which discriminate against reformed offenders, and consider whether the current policies are unfair and/or discriminatory. That is the view of Rethinking Crime and Punishment ... More >>
Does Three Strikes Reduce Crime? No one knows
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 9:35 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The impact of three strikes legislation on the American crime rate is inconclusive. Said Kim Workman, Director, Rethinking Crime and Punishment. "If the truth be known, no one really knows". He was responding to Mr David Garrett's claim that three strikes ... More >>
Three Strikes info provided to Garrett and Workman
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 9:33 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment, revealed today that the Corrections information he quoted on the number of three strike offenders living in the community, was provided to Mr Garrett a year earlier. More >>
Three Strikes will cost $7.5 billion
Monday, 23 February 2009, 10:42 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Rethinking Crime and Punishment's Director, acknowledged today its estimate of the implementation costs of the 'three strikes' legislation was "well off-beam". Kim Workman, Rethinking's Director originally estimated it would cost between $3.5 and ... More >>
Boot Camps no more than "Correctional Quackery"
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 2:52 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The military style " Fresh Start" programme is a boot camp "add-on" and unlikely to work. That's the view of Kim Workman, Project Director, Rethinking Crime and Punishment. More >>
Justice Reformist Commends Christchurch Police
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 9:20 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The actions of Senior Sergeant Appley, of the Christchurch Police in discouraging the mother of a rape victim from 'staking out' released prisoner Jack Harris, and doing a "leaflet drop", was "copy book" stuff, said Kim Workman, Director, Rethinking ... More >>
Police Commended for Discouraging 'Stakeout'
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 9:15 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The actions of Senior Sergeant Appley, of the Christchurch Police in discouraging the mother of a rape victim from 'staking out' released prisoner Jack Harris, and doing a "leaflet drop", was "copy book" stuff, said Kim Workman, Director, Rethinking ... More >>
Victim's Scheme Good News for Restorative Justice
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 1:59 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The Government's proposed Victims Compensation Scheme is great news for victims who can't afford to take part in Restorative Justice Conferences, says Kim Workman, Project Director, Rethinking Crime and Punishment. He was responding to the Hon Simon Power's ... More >>
Rethinking Crime and Punishment and ACT Agree
Friday, 16 January 2009, 3:59 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
ACT's acknowledgement that attempts to rehabilitate prisoners who don't want to be rehabilitated have failed in New Zealand and elsewhere, is a positive step forward in our relationship", said Kim Workman, Project Director, Rethinking Crime and Punishment. ... More >>
Disbandment of Advisory Board a Retrograde Step
Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 9:41 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The disbandment of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board will contribute further to the current lack of coherence around criminal justice policy, and its interface with broader social policy, in the view of Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and ... More >>
Let's End the Law and Order Auction
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:29 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"The New Zealand opposition should follow the example of their counterparts in NSW, and pledge an end to the law and order auction." Kim Workman, Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment, has called on the Leader of the Opposition to demonstrate leadership ... More >>
Lack of evidence-based criminal justice policy
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:28 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Kim Workman, Director, Rethinking Crime and Punishment says that criminal justice professionals are becoming increasingly concerned that justice policy is being pushed through the legislative process in the absence of evidence based research, good information, ... More >>
'Value for Money' Review of Sentencing Options
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 5:19 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' has called for a 'value for money' review of sentencing options. More >>
Prison Policies a Recipe for Disaster
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 9:16 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"The current proposals to increase prison musters are a recipe for disaster" said Rethinking Crime and Punishment Director, Kim Workman. He has joined in the call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to examine the philosophies and values of the criminal ... More >>
Three Strikes Proposal Would Cost Billions
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 4:45 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
ACT's proposal to sentence offenders to 25 years after a third violent offence, is unaffordable, said Kim Workman, Director, Rethinking Crime and Punishment. "It would cost between $3.5 - $4.5 billion" More >>
Rethinking Calls for Coordinated Approach
Monday, 4 August 2008, 4:20 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
The High Court direction to release Bailey Kurariki from prison doesn't alter the fact that he breached his parole by smoking cannabis, said Kim Workman , Director, Rethinking Crime and Punishment. He needs to be confronted about that, and a strategy ... More >>
Bailey Kurariki Holding Up Against Huge Odds
Sunday, 27 July 2008, 4:26 pm | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
"Bailey Kurariki Jnr has held up until now, against huge odds", said Kim Workman, former National Director of Prison Fellowship, on hearing that Bailey had been arrested on suspicion of using illicit drugs. "We should now wait to hear ... More >>
Manurewa Ripe for Justice Reinvestment Project
Monday, 16 June 2008, 10:03 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Government needs to take a radical approach to those communities with a high proportion of imprisoned adults, said Project Leader of Rethinking Crime and Punishment, Kim Workman. Manurewa clearly qualifies as a community deserving additional attention." More >>
Seek Alternatives to Prison say Visiting Experts
Sunday, 15 June 2008, 11:51 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Visiting British experts on prisons, Baroness Vivian Stern and Professor Andrew Coyle, are astounded at the high rate of imprisonment in New Zealand and urge us to consider alternatives. More >>
