Drug Courts
1/08/2016
International research shows that drug courts reduce crime but evidence is mixed about the cost/ benefits.
1/08/2016
International research shows that drug courts reduce crime but evidence is mixed about the cost/ benefits.
1/09/2016
Managing problem behaviour in schools is very important from an educational perspective. There is also clear international evidence that behavioural interventions in schools can reduce offending and victimisation.
17/07/2016
Early intervention for children under 13 can reduce teenage and adult offending. It can also improve children’s intellectual development, academic achievement and health.
1/08/2016
International evidence of the effectiveness Family Violence Perpetrator Treatment is mixed, but the Department of Corrections has been successful with its programmes for these offenders.
1/06/2017
There is some international research which shows that supervision for offenders released from prison reduces reoffending, however, New Zealand evidence is limited.
1/04/2016
There is conflicting evidence on whether out-of-school care and recreation can reduce crime. International research shows very mixed results and no consistency in positive results.
1/08/2016
Ninety-one percent of prisoners have been diagnosed with either a substance abuse, or mental health problem over their lifetime. Mental Health Courts help in some cases to reduce offending.
23/02/2015
The New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS): : Te Rangahau O Aotearoa Mo Te Taihara Me Te Haumarutanga 2014: was a face-to-face survey of almost 7000 randomly chosen people living in New Zealand who were aged...
1/01/2018
This summary highlights key data trends in the adult conviction and sentencing statistics published by Statistics NZ.
1/07/2016
Most international research suggests that family-based interventions are effective at reducing offending among teenagers. This is very important as a small group of youth offenders are likely to continue offending in adulthood.
