1/04/2016
Offenders face a number of challenges when being released from prison, making it difficult for them to successfully reintegrate into society. There is very promising New Zealand evidence that reintegration services reduce reoffending.
1/11/1988
"He Whaipaanga Hou is the second part of a research project which attempts to reach an understanding of Māori offending". Please note that this document is 310 pages in length (72. 02MB).
1/12/2007
The purpose of this 2007 report is to:
assess how effectively the components of the criminal justice system, including the Ministry of Justice, the Department of Corrections, the New Zealand Police and the Parole Board, work...
1/02/1987
"This paper is the first stage of an attempt to address the problem of criminal offending by Māori youths and the subsequent imprisonment of a disproportionately high number of those youths when they appear before...
1/04/2017
Outdoor programmes, such as Outward Bound, produce short-term reductions in criminal behaviour for adolescent offenders. The New Zealand evidence for reduced reoffending is mixed.
1/10/2017
The Ministry of Justice produces a projection of New Zealand’s prison population every year - this report details the results for the 2017 projection.
1/01/2017
This infographic shows trends in conviction and sentencing statistics between 2008 and 2017 for adults (aged 17 and over).
1/01/2017
This infographic shows trends in youth prosecutions statistics between 2008 and 2017 for children (aged 10-13) and young people (aged 14-16) in Youth, District and High Courts.
17/08/2018
The Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) commissioned Colmar Brunton to undertake a survey to investigate public perceptions about crime and the criminal justice system.
29/03/2018
The report analyses the reasons why New Zealand’s prison population is high relative to other countries.
