Three Strikes Offending
17/08/2018
Convictions for offences covered by the three strikes legislation have risen.
17/08/2018
Convictions for offences covered by the three strikes legislation have risen.
17/08/2018
The proportion of time served in prison before release is increasing.
17/08/2018
Less than 20% of people offend on bail, mostly for breaching community orders. The number of people on bail has been stable in recent years, following large decreases since 2009.
17/08/2018
More people are now charged for methamphetamine than cannabis.
1/09/2017
International evidence concludes that alcohol ignition interlocks reduce drink driving reoffending while installed in offenders’ vehicles. However, the evidence for an ongoing effect on reoffending after the removal of an interlock is mixed.
1/09/2016
Scared Straight or ‘Juvenile Awareness’ programmes involve taking at-risk youth on tours of adult prisons to be warned off a life of crime.
1/09/2016
Measures to prevent repeat burglary are effective at reducing crime when targeted at the households at the greatest risk of revictimisation.
1/04/2016
Restorative Justice is a process where offenders and victims meet to discuss the impact of the offence on the victim and how to right the wrong.
1/11/2017
International and NZ evidence shows that treatment for adolescents with harmful sexual behaviour reduces their offending in future.
1/09/2016
Sex offender treatment for adults results in lower rates of recorded sexual reoffending. There is robust international evidence that sex offender treatment for adults is can reduce sexual reoffending against children and adults.
